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„Sounds like a fascinating study. Have you accessed the complete paper?“ Yes Jake, I read the 22 pages. The study is very important because otherwise there are almost no representative studies examining the extent of the relationship between "minor"-adult-sex and subsequent psychological adjustment. This study proofs that the association between "minor"-adult-sex and adjustment is small and not big as massmedia always tell us. And this study proofs that most adults who had "minor"-adult-sex are well-adjusted (although a little bit worse than the group of people people without such sex). However, the study does not distinguish between voluntary and forced sexual acts. And the study does not control any disturbance variables such as abuses or neglect. The group of people who had sexual intercourse with an adult up to the age of 15 is likely to be more affected by abuse and neglect than the other groups. These abuses and neglect (and other reasons) will have caused the somewhat worse adaption in adulthood and not the voluntary intercourse. There is no reason to believe that consnesual sexual intercourse has negative consequences. And there is no scientific proof of that either. There are some studies that have only examined the consequences of voluntary sexual acts and controlled disturbance variables. These studies typically have the result that voluntary sexual acts by “minors” and adults have no negative consequences. An example of this is this study, which can be downloaded free of charge: Arreola et al. (2009): Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Sociocultural Context of Sexual Risk Among Adult Latino Gay and Bisexual Men. American Journal of Public Health, 99 (Supplement 2) S432–S438. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865208/ "Abstract Objectives. We sought to examine the relationships among childhood sexual abuse, social discrimination, psychological distress, and HIV-risk among Latino gay and bisexual men in the United States. Methods. Data were from a probability sample of 912 men from Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA; and New York, NY. We used logistic regression and path analyses to examine direct and indirect effects of childhood sexual abuse on psychological distress and sexual risk behavior. Results. We found a 15.8% (95% confidence interval = 12.3%, 19.2%) prevalence of childhood sexual abuse. Not having sex before age 16 years and having consensual sex before age 16 years did not differ from each other in predicting any of the outcomes of interest. Forced sex was associated with a significantly increased risk for all outcomes. A path analyses yielded direct effects of childhood sexual abuse and exposure to homophobia during childhood and during adulthood on psychological distress and indirect effects on risky sexual behavior. Conclusions. HIV-risk patterns among Latino gay and bisexual men are related to childhood sexual abuse and a social context of discrimination, which combined lead to symptoms of psychological distress and participation in risky sexual situations that increase risky sexual behaviors associated with HIV acquisition." [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |