Los abusos sexuales de menoresConcepto, prevalencia y efectos

  1. Carpintero Raimúndez, Eugenio
  2. Hernández, Amparo
  3. López Sánchez, Félix
Journal:
Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 0210-3702,  1578-4126

Year of publication: 1995

Issue Title: El maltrato infantil

Issue: 71

Pages: 77-98

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1174/02103709560575505 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

To study the incidence of child abuse in Spain, a representative sample of 2,000 people structured according to autonomous communities, age and sex were interviewed. The data shows that: aggressors are usually male; there is a high prevalence of sexual abuse to girls (20%-25%) and boys (10%-15%); in almost half of the cases abuse is recurrent and has important short and long term effects (in about 70% and 30% of the cases, respectively). Thus, prevention programmes involving parents, children, and professionals are both necessary and urgent.

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