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Sexual revictimization is frequent among victims of child sexual abuse.
Several variables, such as sexual experience, substance abuse, and sexual assertiveness, have been proposed to explain the link between child
sexual abuse and adolescent and adult sexual victimization, although they
have typically been tested separately. The main objective of this study was
to analyze which of these variables better explains the revictimization
phenomenon using a multiple mediation analysis. The study also tested
the frequency of sexual victimization experiences in a Spanish sample of
college women. Four hundred and two women were interviewed. Results
showed that 30.4% of them engaged in undesired sexual contact while
almost 4% were victims of rape. The most frequent perpetrators were
partners or ex-partners, acquaintances, or dating partners, but not strangers. Finally, the relationship between child sexual abuse and adolescent and
adult sexual victimization was mediated by number of consensual sexual
partners and sexual assertiveness. Results reflect some cultural differences
from previous research. (Extraído del documento)