Gabrielle R Hunt, Daryl J Higgins, Megan L Willis, Ben Mathews, David Lawrence, Franziska Meinck, Rosana Pacella, Hannah J Thomas, James G Scott, Holly E Erskine, Eva Malacova, Divna M Haslam
Sexual harassment inflicted by adolescents on their peers is a major public health issue, but its prevalence across childhood is not known. We provide the first nationally representative data on the prevalence of peer sexual harassment across childhood, using cross-sectional data from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). The ACMS surveyed 8,503 people aged 16 and over about their experiences of child maltreatment and associated health outcomes. The prevalence of peer sexual harassment was assessed using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ)-R2 Adapted Version (ACMS), with survey data weighted to reflect characteristics of the Australian population...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Interpersonal Violence