Children With Sexual Behavior Problems: Assessment and Treatment.

Author(s): Bonner, B. L., Walker, C. E., Berliner, L.

Year Published: 1999

Table 1 - Child Demographic Information

	CSBP Group	Comparison Group	Sig.
Age of Child
Mean	7 years, 8 months	8 years, 4 months	p < .05
(Std. Dev.)	(1.70)	(1.80)
Gender
Male	126	24	p < .05
Female	75	28
Race/Culture
Caucasion	154	33	p < .05
African American	24	11	p < .05
Native Americans	10	2
Hispanics	5	1
Other	5	1
Asian	1	1
Pacific Islander	0	2
Number Reported Experiencing At Least One Form of Abuse
Yes	119	25	ns
No	51	15
Don't Know/No Response	31	11
Number Reported Experiencing Multiple Forms of Abuse
Yes	77	14	ns
No	81	26
Don't Know/No Response	43	11
Number Reported Experiencing Physical Abuse
Yes	64	10	ns
No	71	22
No Answer/Don't Know	66	30
Average Age at Experience of Physical Abuse
Mean	3 years, 11 months	1 year, 9 months	ns
(Std. Dev.)	(2.23)	(1.30)
Number Reported Experiencing Sexual Abuse
Yes	97	16	p < .001
No	31	18
No Answer/Don't Know	73	18
Average Age at Experience of Sexual Abuse
Mean	4 Years, 8 months	5 years, 6 months	ns
(Std. Dev.)	(2.27)	(2.53)
Number Reported Experiencing Emotional Abuse
Yes	70	10	ns
No	62	18
No Answer/Don't Know	69	24
Average Age at Experience of Emotional Abuse
Mean	4 years, 0 months	1 year, 9 months	p < .05
(Std. Dev.)	(1.88)	(1.36)
Number Reported Experiencing Neglect
Yes	33	8	ns
No	92	23
No Answer/Don't Know	76	21
Average Age at Experience of Neglect
Mean	2 years, 7 months	1 year, 0 months	p < .05
(Std. Dev.)	(1.71)	(0.63)
Number Reported Experiencing Ritual Abuse
Yes	1	0	ns
No	99	26
No Answer/Don't Know	101	26
Average Age at Experience of Ritual Abuse
Mean	2 years, 0 months	--	--
(Std. Dev.)	2.83	--
Number with Abuse Confirmed by a Professional
Yes	81	16	ns
No	50	14
No Answer/Don't Know	50	22
Grade Level in School
Kindergarten	43	7	ns
First Grade	29	6
Second Grade	22	2
Third Grade	6	3
Fourth Grade	10	2
Fith Grade	5	2
Sixth Grade	3	0
Other	48	5
Average Grades in School
A's	27	8	ns
B's (or S's)	57	8
C's (or N's)	28	5
D's	5	1
F's (or U's)	9	1
Number Reporting Behavior Problems In School
Yes	107	16	p < .05
No	44	9
No Answer/Don't Know	50	27
Number Who Have Witnessed Violence Between Adults
Yes	66	6	ns
No	80	19
No Answer/Don't Know	55	27
Number Who Have Witnessed Human Sex
Yes	55	8	p < .05
No	49	18
No Answer/Don't Know	97	26
Number Reported Being Mentally Retarded
Yes	2	0	ns
No	159	36
No Answer/Don't Know	40	16
Number with A Known Learning Disability
Yes	40	6	ns
No	107	29
No Answer/Don't Know	54	17
Number with A Physical Or Medical Disability
Yes	12	2	ns
No	161	39
No Answer/Don't Know	28	11
Number with a History of Receiving Mental Health Counseling
Yes	120	24	ns
No	53	17
No Answer/Don't Know	28	11
Number Who Have Experienced Legal Difficulties
Yes	6	2	ns
No	139	37
No Answer/Don't Know	26	13
Number Who Have Been Hospitalized for Medical Issues
Yes	57	15	ns
No	22	11
No Answer/Don't Know	122	26
Number Whose Parents Have Separated
Yes	69	17	ns
No	22	11
No Answer/Don't Know	110	23
Number Whose Parents Have Divorced
Yes	92	20	p < .05
No	15	10
No Answer/Don't Know	94	22
Number Who Have Had a Parent Hospitalized for Medical Issues
Yes	34	5	ns
No	31	15
No Answer/Don't Know	136	32
Number Who Have Had a Parent Die
Yes	11	0	ns
No	29	15
No Answer/Don't Know	161	37
Number Who Have Experienced a Death in the Immediate Family
Yes	46	5	ns
No	22	12
No Answer/Don't Know	133	35

* Total numbers vary slightly due to missing data on some items.

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