Re: child victims becoming perpetrators

[Becky Bolen <bbolen@xxxxxx>]

there is a study of college males by Bagley et al. (1994) that found that 
showed a relationship between a childhood history of abuse and current 
sexual interest or contact with a child. The cite is as follows:

         Bagley, C., Wood, M., & Young, L. (1994). Victim to abuser: Mental 
health and behavioral sequels of child sexual abuse in a community survey 
of young adult males. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18(8), 683-697.

Becky Bolen



At 01:37 PM 10/16/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't think that is true -- the research focuses on correlational
>relationships -- not cause/effect. See Bayes' Theorem of conditional
>probabilities -- it explains why the different populations of abuse victims
>and perpetrators can produce different findings.
>
>
>Good luck- Julie Rosof-Williams, RN, MSN
>
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>I am wondering if anyone can give me references or know where i can find
>them on the idea that children who have been sexually abuse are more likely
>to become perpretrators....Ihave heard that.. but I need refs to back it
>up... does anyone know?  Thanks, victoria...

Becky Bolen, Ph.D.
School of Social Work
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