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24 J. Child Sexual Abuse 1 (2015)

handle is hein.journals/wcsa24 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24:1-15, 2015 IR Routledge Copyright 0 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Taylor&Francis Group ISSN: 1053-8712 print/1547-0679 online DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2015.971925 RESEARCH ON PREVALENCE AND MEDIA COVERAGE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Prevalence and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse in the Netherlands: Ethnic Differences? PINAR OKUR, LEONTIEN M. VAN DER KNAAP, and STEFAN BOGAERTS Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands In most epidemiological prevalence studies of child sexual abuse, the role of ethnicity remains unclear. This study examined the prevalence and nature of child sexual abuse in four non-Western ethnic minority groups and compared them with a native Dutch group. A sample of 3,426 young adults (aged 18-25) completed a structured, online survey on experiences of child sexual abuse. A total of 42.9% (n = 1,469) participants reported at least one form of child sexual abuse victimization before the age of 18. Surinamese and Turkish respondents'prevalence rates did not dif- fer from the native Dutch youth. However, the Dutch Antillean respondents reported significantly higher rates of child sexual abuse on specific forms of abuse, whereas the Moroccan respon- dents reported lower rates compared with their native Dutch peers. With this study, we have more insight into the differences-bowever small they may be-between ethnic groups and native Dutch youth regarding child sexual abuse. KEYWORDS child molestation, ethnic minorities, cross-cultural, quantitative, self-report Child sexual abuse (CSA) occurs at all ages. A growing body of research on CSA shows the pervasiveness of this phenomenon (e.g., Moore et al., 2010; Pineda, Lucatero, Trujillo-Hernindez, Millin-Gurerrero, & Visquez, Received 31 December 2013; revised 25 June 2014; accepted 26 June 2014. Address correspondence to Pinar Okur, International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT), Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands. E-mail: p.okur.kuipers@gmail.com 1

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