TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Linking childhood sexual abuse and early adolescent risk behavior: the intervening role of internalizing and externalizing problems
JO  - Journal of abnormal child psychology
A1  - Jones, Deborah J.
A1  - Lewis, Terri
A1  - Litrownik, Alan
A1  - Thompson, Richard
A1  - Proctor, Laura J.
A1  - Isbell, Patricia
A1  - Dubowitz, Howard
A1  - English, Diana
A1  - Jones, Bobby
A1  - Nagin, Daniel
A1  - Runyan, Desmond Kimo
SP  - 139
EP  - 150
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - A robust literature links childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to later substance use and sexual risk behavior; yet, relatively little empirical attention has been devoted to identifying the mechanisms linking CSA to risky behavior among youth, with even less work examining such processes in boys. With the aim of addressing this gap in the literature, the current study examined the indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; from age 2 to 12) trajectory group on risky behavior at age 14 (alcohol use & sexual intercourse) via the intervening role of caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Analyses were conducted with a subsample of youth (n = 657 sexual intercourse; n = 667 alcohol use) from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), a multisite prospective study of youth at risk for maltreatment. For boys and girls, there was an indirect effect from CSA to sexual intercourse through externalizing problems. The same pattern emerged for alcohol use, but only for girls. Findings did not support an indirect path through internalizing problems for either boys or girls for either outcome. Findings suggest more focal targets for prevention efforts aimed at maintaining the health and safety of maltreated boys and girls during the adolescent transition.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9656-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -