Childhood Abuse and Sexual Revictimization in a Female Navy Recruit Sample

摘要

A sample of female Navy recruits were surveyed for preliminary histories of childabuse and adult rape. The results show that 55.4% of women who reported childhood sexual abuse reported subsequent rape, whereas 20.2% of the women who reported no childhood abuse reported rape. Women with a childhood history of sexual abuse were 4.70 times more likely to have been raped. The highest rape rates were reported by women with a combined childhood history of physical and sexual abuse. Ethnic differences in reports of childhood abuse and rates of revictimization were found. A regression analysis of the relative contributions of childhood sexual abuse, number of sex partners, and alcohol problems indicated childhood sexual abuse was the best predictor of adult rape.