Titre
Sexual victimization in adolescent girls (age 15-20 years) enrolled in post-mandatory schools or professional training programmes in Switzerland
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Tschumper, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Narring, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Meier, C.
Auteure/Auteur
Michaud, P. A.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
0803-5253
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1998-02
Volume
87
Numéro
2
Première page
212
Dernière page/numéro d’article
7
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Feb
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Feb
Résumé
An analysis of data from the Swiss Multicenter Adolescent Survey on Health was conducted to assess the prevalence of a history of sexual victimization among a national sample of adolescent girls enrolled in schools or professional training, to estimate the number of associated psychosocial health problems, and to gain information on the effects of disclosure of the experience. A representative sample of 9268 adolescents answered a written questionnaire on health and lifestyle. Of the 3993 participating girls, 18.6% reported an experience of sexual victimization. The burden of associated psychosocial health problems was considerable, notably as regards depression, suicidal behaviour and substance misuse. Preliminary findings on the relation of disclosure and mechanisms of learned helplessness stress the need for more research on this issue. The results stress the importance of prevention programmes for adolescents and preadolescents, of physicians' awareness and training for screening and appropriate counselling, and of easy access to professional support.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_D4E0DC264CF4
PMID
Date de création
2008-01-25T12:22:08.538Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T22:45:48Z