Table 1.
Summary of Studies Included in Meta-Analysis
Study | Type of sample | Males included | N of CSA group | N of comparison Group | Definition of CSAa | CSA assessment | Type of comparison group |
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Aaron & Hughes (2007) | Community | No | 129 | 287 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Interview | No CSA |
Bass et al. (1999) | Clinical | Yes | 7 | 41 | Penetration during childhood | Interview | No CSA |
Bendixen et al. (1994) (female sample) | Community | No | 99 | 411 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Bendixen et al. (1994) (male sample) | Community | Yes | 17 | 469 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Brown et al. (2005) | Community | Yes | 28 | 572 | Sexual contact before age 18 | Interview | No CA |
Chartier et al. (2007) | Community | Yes | 798 | 9155 | Any sexual act during childhood | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Chartier et al. (2009) | Community | Yes | 730 | 7386 | Any sexual act during childhood | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Dong et al. (2004) | Community | Yes | 3586 | 13,751 | Sexual contact before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Draper et al. (2008) | Clinical | Yes | 1429 | 20,393 | Any sexual act before age 15 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Ernst et al. (1993) | Community | No | 25 | 199 | Any sexual act before age 16 | Interview | No CSA |
Felitti (1991) | Community | Yes | 131 | 100 | Sexual contact during childhood or adolescence | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Finestone et al. (2000) | Clinical | No | 26 | 54 | Sexual contact before age 16 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Goodwin & Stein (2004) | Community | No | 607 | 7556 | Sexual contact before age 18 | Interview | No CSA |
Grilo et al. (2006) | Clinical | Yes | 44 | 42 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CA |
Hulme (2000) | Clinical | No | 87 | 293 | Sexual contact before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Jamieson & Steege (1997) | Clinical | No | 150 | 354 | Any sexual act before age 14 | Questionnaire | No SA |
Lechner et al. (1993) | Clinical | No | 136 | 387 | Any sexual act before age 16 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Leserman et al. (1996) | Clinical | No | 15 | 200 | Penetration before age 14 | Interview | No SA |
Mamun et al. (2007) (female sample) | Community | No | 103 | 933 | Penetration before age 16 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Mamun et al. (2007) (male sample) | Community | Yes | 95 | 1045 | Penetration before age 16 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Najman et al. (2007) (female sample) | Community | No | 109 | 583 | Penetration before age 16 | Interview | No CSA |
Najman et al. (2007) (male sample) | Community | Yes | 35 | 720 | Penetration before age 16 | Interview | No CSA |
Newman et al. (2000) | Clinical | No | 112 | 452 | Sexual contact before age 14 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Noll et al. (2007) | Community | No | 75 | 81 | Sexual contact before age 17 | CPS referral | No CSA |
Raphael et al. (2001) | Community | Yes | 291 | 520 | Any sexual act before age 12 | Interview | No CA |
Runtz (2002) | Community | No | 143 | 627 | Sexual contact before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Sachs-Ericsson et al. (2005) | Community | Yes | 314 | 5317 | Sexual contact before age 15 | Interview | No CA |
Sickel et al. (2002) | Community | No | 64 | 84 | Sexual contact before age 16 | Interview | No CSA |
Springs & Friedrich (1992) | Clinical | No | 112 | 398 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Thakkar & McCanne (2000) | Community | No | 18 | 27 | Sexual contact before age 15 | Questionnaire | No SA |
Walker, Gelfand et al. (1999) | Clinical | No | 201 | 698 | Any sexual act before age 17 | Questionnaire | No CA |
Williamson et al. (2002) | Community | Yes | 836 | 10,317 | Penetration before age 18 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Wilsnack et al. (1997) | Clinical | No | 278 | 691 | Any sexual act before age 18 | Interview | No CSA |
Zlotnick et al. (1996) | Clinical | No | 74 | 34 | Sexual contact before age 16 | Questionnaire | No CSA |
Note. CSA: childhood sexual abuse; SA: sexual abuse; CA: childhood abuse.
aAll definitions imply some level of force and/or inappropriate age differences between child and abuser.