Re: explaining a finding

[Sheri oz <sherioz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shelley, I'll venture a response - could it be in part because boys are
given more free rein to wander around outside the home unsupervised than are
most girls?

> In the study cited below, Finkelhor et al. (1990) found that "Boys were
more likely to be abused by strangers (40% vs. 21% for women), whereas girls
were more likely to be abused by family members (29% vs. 11%)." (p. 21).
What are the plausible explanations for this finding?
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> Finkelhor, D., Hotaling, G., Lewis, I. A., & Smith, C. (1990). Sexual
abuse in a national survey of adult men and women: Prevalence,
characteristics, and risk factors. Child Abuse & Neglect, 14, 19-28.
>