{"title":"The Mediating Role of Victimization in the Relationship Between the Sexual Double Standard and Sexual Coercion Perpetration: Evidence from a Nationwide Sample of Portuguese Adults in Committed Romantic Relationships.","authors":"Alexandra Gomes, Alexandre Condeças","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2647215","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2647215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sexual double standard (SDS) refers to the differential judgment of men and women for identical sexual behaviors and has been linked to gendered sexual norms, relational expectations, and coercive dynamics. Sexual coercion, therein defined as the use of pressure, manipulation, or force to obtain unwanted sexual activity, remains a pervasive problem with significant psychological and relational consequences. Prior research suggests an overlap between victimization and perpetration, but less is known about how SDS beliefs may contribute to this cycle or whether pathways differ by gender. This study examined the relationships between SDS, sexual coercion victimization, and perpetration in an adult, heterosexual, non-student Portuguese sample (N = 351). Using moderation and conditional mediation analyses, results showed that SDS did not directly predict perpetration, but victimization mediated this relationship, explaining 52.2% of the variance in perpetration. Gender moderated this pathway: victimization more strongly predicted perpetration for men than for women. The relational norms dimension of SDS also operated differently between them - indirectly through victimization in women, but directly in men. These findings underscore the importance of considering gendered mechanisms in the victim - perpetrator cycle and highlight relational norms as a key target for interventions addressing coercive sexual behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"157-180"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Therapeutic Alliance as a Mediator in the Absence of Post-Treatment Recidivism: A Study of Men Who Have Committed a Sexual Offense Against a Child.","authors":"Etienne Garant, Alexandre Gauthier","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2658664","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2658664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of motivation for change, group therapy climate, and therapeutic alliance on treatment success in men who have committed sexual offenses (MCSOs) has produced mixed results in previous studies, often studied independently or limited to treatment progression. Thus, the way these factors interact and influence post-treatment recidivism remains unclear. The present study addressed this gap by examining the interplay of these factors in a sample of 140 men who had committed sexual offenses against children, followed for a potential recidivism period of 5-8 years, using both repeated measures ANOVA and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results from the ANOVA showed a decrease in cognitive distortions supporting child sexual offenses before and after treatment, associated to a stronger therapeutic alliance. SEM analysis revealed that the therapeutic alliance mediated the relationship between motivation, group climate, and the absence of post-treatment recidivism. These findings highlight the central role of the therapist in treatment effectiveness with MCSOs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"242-266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathon D DePorter, Lee R Eshelman, Terri Messman
{"title":"Mediating Effects of Masculine Norms on Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Symptoms Among Adult Men with an Emphasis on Child Sexual Abuse Survivors.","authors":"Jonathon D DePorter, Lee R Eshelman, Terri Messman","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2633627","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2633627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) are at greater risk of developing psychopathology in adulthood. Most research on CSA has focused on female survivors, while the experiences of male survivors have been comparatively understudied. Consequently, factors that contribute to the mental health outcomes of male CSA survivors require further investigation. The current study examined how greater endorsement of conformity to masculine norms (Winning, Emotional Control, Risk-Taking, Violence, Playboy, Self-Reliance, Primacy of Work, Power Over Women, and Heterosexual Self-Presentation) mediated the relation between CSA severity and depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Data were collected from 649 adult males, 25.2% of whom reported experiencing child or adolescent sexual abuse (mean age = 29.7). The sample was recruited from a college sample and through Amazon MTurk. Mediation analyses confirmed significant direct effects between CSA and depression and anxiety symptoms, but not PTSS. Masculinity subscales, Playboy and Self-Reliance, mediated the relation between CSA and depression and anxiety. None of the masculinity subscales had a significant mediating effect between CSA and PTSS. Findings demonstrated that adherence to masculine norms influence long-term mental health outcomes in men. Clinicians working with male CSA survivors may operationalize these findings to tailor treatment by restructuring clients' views of masculinity to improve symptoms of depression and anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"181-201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erin E Beckham, Mia S Thompson, Jennifer C Duckworth, Anna E Jaffe
{"title":"Talking About Sex: Sexual Communication in the Context of Sexual Revictimization.","authors":"Erin E Beckham, Mia S Thompson, Jennifer C Duckworth, Anna E Jaffe","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2656300","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2656300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between sexual victimization and communication is crucial to examine, given research suggesting that effective and frequent communication about sexual activities helps facilitate safer sex behaviors, sexual functioning, and pleasure. Building on prior studies in this area, which tend to focus on assertiveness, the current study examines childhood sexual abuse (CSA), adolescent/adulthood sexual assault (ASA), and communication frequency across three domains: safer sex behaviors, sexual interests, and consent/boundaries. The sample consisted of 422 sexually-active undergraduates recruited from four U.S. universities (M<sub>age</sub> = 19.77; 76.5% women). Moderation analyses revealed that more severe ASA was associated with more frequent communication about safer sex and consent, but only for those with a history of CSA. The elevated frequency of communication following more severe and repeated sexual victimization may highlight survivors' resilience in having ongoing conversations about safety in sexual situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"137-156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13120759/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sexual Offending with Childlike Sex Dolls in Australia: A Descriptive Study of Media Reports.","authors":"Kelly Richards, Alexia Elias, Glen Miles","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2656788","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2656788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childlike sex dolls (CLSDs) present an issue of growing concern for criminal justice professionals and child safety advocates around the globe, with legislation being rapidly introduced to combat this problem. Empirical research on this topic is limited, and little has been documented about individuals who import, own and/or use CLSDs. This study sought to contribute to knowledge by examining newsprint media reports concerning cases (<i>n</i> = 33) of CLSD importation and/or use in Australia. The research sets out the key features of these cases to advance understanding and inform professionals tasked with preventing and responding to the problem of CLSDs, such as law enforcement and border security officers. We found that CLSD perpetrators were often found in possession of other forms of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and are typically specialist rather than generalist perpetrators. Our findings lend support to some aspects of the extant research literature by demonstrating that CLSD perpetrators have a profile similar to that of other CSAM perpetrators (rather than contact child sexual abuse perpetrators). We make a series of policy and practice recommendations based on these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"221-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147663246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rochelle L Dalla, Katie M Edwards, Jennifer Stalder, Stacie Nessa, Stephanie Olson, Aubrey Paschal, Jamy Rentschler, Lorey A Wheeler, Colleen M Ray, Evelyn Thorne, Allison Yatco, Claire Helpingstine
{"title":"Creating a Youth Sex Trafficking Prevention Curriculum Using CBPAR: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned.","authors":"Rochelle L Dalla, Katie M Edwards, Jennifer Stalder, Stacie Nessa, Stephanie Olson, Aubrey Paschal, Jamy Rentschler, Lorey A Wheeler, Colleen M Ray, Evelyn Thorne, Allison Yatco, Claire Helpingstine","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2621337","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2621337","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Project LIVE (Love, Inclusivity, Values, and Education) is a five-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded project designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based curriculum aimed at preventing the sexual exploitation of children (SEC) utilizing community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) methods. This paper describes challenges, successes, and lessons learned throughout the first two years of the project (Phase I), encompassing the open pilot trial. Framed by ecological systems theory (EST);, primary challenges at the microsystem (e.g. fictitious people trying to enroll in the study, difficulty matching anonymous surveys across time), mesosystem (e.g. misalignment across microsystems, differences in cultural and lived experience background between student participants and the research team, student resistance to participation), exosystem (e.g. personnel turnover), and macrosystem (e.g. state law changes requiring active guardian consent) are delineated. Active participation among research advisory board members, protocol adaptability, and collaboration and support across microsystems constitute major successes from Phase I.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13003212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146087645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acknowledgement of Reviewers.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2025.2610091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2025.2610091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145907030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sari Hautamäki, Taina Laajasalo, Noora Ellonen, Laura Mielityinen, Hanna-Mari Lahtinen
{"title":"Risk and Protective Factors for Child Sexual Abuse: A Comparison of 2013 and 2022.","authors":"Sari Hautamäki, Taina Laajasalo, Noora Ellonen, Laura Mielityinen, Hanna-Mari Lahtinen","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2615991","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2615991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researching the risk and protective factors for child sexual abuse (CSA) is important for developing CSA-prevention methods. However, research regarding the changes in the significance of these factors over time is scarce. This current study examined the risk and protective factors for CSA in 2022 and compared them to those recorded in 2013. It was based on Finnish child victim surveys conducted in 2013 and 2022 with representative samples of Finnish sixth and ninth graders. Logistic regression models and average marginal effects were used to compare the risk factors between the samples. Data was used first in the context of separate samples and then combined to better establish the between-year differences by analyzing moderation effect of time. Being assigned female at birth, substance use, and having experienced physical abuse at home were the most focal variables in 2013 and 2022. Differences in risk factors were also found among samples. In 2022, the younger age, having witnessed physical domestic violence, spending time in public, and guardians' awareness of with whom their child spent time were no longer associated with CSA. Having special needs was associated with experiencing CSA in 2022 but not in 2013. This association seemed to be explained through moderative effects of time. Sixth grade and spending time in public were also moderated through time. These results suggest that changes in risk factors for CSA may occur over time. Therefore, updated research on such factors should be used to target at-risk children.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"117-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah E Ullman, Veronica Canadas, Chloe Lowry, Casey Harris, Teuta Peja
{"title":"Survivor- and Informal Support-Initiated Disclosures of Alcohol/Drug Sexual Assaults.","authors":"Sarah E Ullman, Veronica Canadas, Chloe Lowry, Casey Harris, Teuta Peja","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2025.2611105","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2025.2611105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ample research exists on sexual assault (SA) disclosure from the survivor perspective, yet studies with dyadic data, including their informal support providers (SPs), remain scarce. This is particularly true for substance-involved assaults which have been less studied. The present study of 29 survivors, 13 of whom were survivor-SP dyads, used interview data to address this gap. We examine how romantic partners, family, and friends experience SA disclosures from survivor and informal SP perspectives. SP-initiated disclosure themes include a) SPs prompting survivors to disclose after noticing mood/behavioral changes that gave them concern about the survivor, and b) SPs specifically disclosing their own past traumatic experience, which led to survivor SA disclosure. Survivor-initiated disclosure themes include a) survivor fear/anxiety related to disclosing due to fear of receiving negative reactions from SP, b) survivor disclosure prompting SP trauma disclosure, and c) positive and negative disclosure experiences affecting survivor perceptions of whether to disclose to other people. Implications are drawn for how to provide advice to survivors and SPs on improving disclosure experiences of substance-involved assaults, whether survivor or SP-initiated. Survivor anxiety regarding disclosure and feared negative social reactions are common, which requires improving societal culture to support victims and reduce social stigma via education on responding to survivors of diverse familial and cultural backgrounds. The role of survivor and SP disclosures of assault/trauma in facilitating/eliciting disclosures from the person they tell, and motivations for disclosing, are addressed to better understand mutual disclosure in dyadic relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"4-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13092205/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145893529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharon S Wang, Jessica A Blayney, Anna E Jaffe, Cynthia A Stappenbeck, William H George, Kelly C Davis
{"title":"Childhood Sexual Abuse, Adolescent-Adult Sexual Assault, and Revictimization: Do Emotion Regulation and Mindfulness Buffer Associations with Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms?","authors":"Sharon S Wang, Jessica A Blayney, Anna E Jaffe, Cynthia A Stappenbeck, William H George, Kelly C Davis","doi":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2634242","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10538712.2026.2634242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women with a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and/or adolescent-adult sexual assault (ASA) can have different trauma-related symptom presentations in early adulthood, but the role of coping resources in mitigating victimization-related distress is understudied. Thus, the present study examined women with sexual victimization histories by developmental period (CSA-only, ASA-only, or CSA + ASA) and the role that mindfulness and emotion regulation play as coping resources that may buffer against post-traumatic stress. Participants were 247 cisgender community women aged 21-30 recruited for a larger study on high-risk drinking and sexual behaviors. Negative binomial regression models revealed significant differences in PTSS severity by victimization pattern: CSA + ASA was associated with the greatest PTSS severity, followed by ASA-only, and CSA-only reporting the lowest severity. Though no buffering effects were found, emotion regulation and mindfulness were directly associated with lower PTSS severity across all victimization patterns. Results indicate the need for targeted interventions for those who have experienced both CSA and ASA. Findings also suggest that improving mindfulness and emotion regulation may be beneficial, though not sufficient, for recovery following sexual victimization regardless of victimization pattern. Future interventions could prioritize increasing coping resources to reduce distress for victim-survivors of sexual victimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":47645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Sexual Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"27-47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13075379/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147348945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}