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A population based study of childhood sexual contact in China: prevalence and long term consequences.

A population based study of childhood sexual contact in China: prevalence and long term consequences

In this study over a certain part of the population, it provides national estimates of the amount of childhood sexual contact and its association with sexual well-being and psychological distress among adults in China. For example Laumann (2008) did the study in 1999-2000, 1,519 women, and 1,475 men aged 20-64 took part in a group sample study about the effects and how often adult-to-child and peer-to-peer touching before the age of 14 occurs. Overall amount of reported childhood sexual contact was 4.2% with the amount of sexual activity higher among men it is 5.1%. The number for men is higher than the number for women, which is 3.3%. Despite the relatively low amount sexual contact children have among Chinese adults, the association with multiplex adult outcomes suggests that much as in the Western part of the world, early sexual contact is a significant problem in China.

Source Citation Luo, Ye, William L. Parish, and Edward O. Laumann. "A population-based study of childhood sexual contact in China: prevalence and long-term consequences." Child Abuse and Neglect 32.7 (2008): 721+. Psychology Collection. Web. 4 Nov. 2010.