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Sexual victimization in Norwegian children and adolescents

Victims, offenders, assaults

Willy Pedersen

Willy Pedersen Norwegian Youth Research Centre Gaustadalleen 21 N-0319 Oslo Norway

Henrik Aas

From the Norwegian Youth Research Centre, Oslo, Norway

A random sample of 465 Norwegian adolescents (mean age 19.3 years) from the general population answered a questionnaire related to sexual victimization. 17.2% of the girls reported being sexually assaulted, 6.8% in childhood and 10.4% during their teens. Only 0.9% of the boys reported such experiences.

Three patterns of victimization were identified:

  1. Prepubertal girls abused by adult men, usually relatives or other trusted superiors.
  2. Adolescent girls victimized by their boyfriends, other peers and — to a lesser degree — unknown persons.
  3. A small group of girls reporting continual assaults by several offenders.

By the end of their teens, it is assumed that 2.8% of the girls have experienced ‘grave’ and prolonged sexual abuse, which invariably started during childhood. Another 7.6% have experienced ‘serious’ assaults, either in childhood or in adolescence.

Key Words: sexual abuse • sexual assaults • sexual victimization • normal population • childhood • adolescence.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 23, No. 3, 173-178 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489502300307
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