Gender Differences in the Impact of Abuse and Neglect Victimization on Adolescent Offending Behavior.

CHI-squared test; CHILD abuse; CHILD sexual abuse; STATISTICAL correlation; INTERPERSONAL relations; JUVENILE delinquency; JUVENILE offenders; POST-traumatic stress disorder; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECIDIVISM; SELF-evaluation; SEX distribution; T-test (Statistics); VICTIMS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIAL disabilities; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); BEHAVIOR disorders; CROSS-sectional method; ODDS ratio

The present study examines gender differences in the association between abuse and neglect during childhood, and sexual and violent offending in juvenile delinquents. Female juvenile delinquents were more frequently victim of sexual and physical abuse and had a history of neglect and maltreatment than male juvenile offenders. Male juvenile offenders committed more sexual offenses and felony offenses against persons. Female juvenile offenders reported higher levels of having committed misdemeanor offenses against persons and violence that were not included in criminal history. A history of sexual abuse was related to sexual offending, while a history of physical abuse was related to violent offending. The relationships between victimization and offending were stronger in male juvenile offenders than in female juvenile offenders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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