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. 2009 Dec 18;35(5):450–461. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp118

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
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.

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