SEQ: Age at First Victimization Experience Among Victims

SEQ: Age at First Victimization Experience Among Victims

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Objective: Despite sexual victimization posing a serious social problem worldwide, inconsistencies in the conceptualization, definition, and measurement of sexual violence mean that many victims are not included in surveys designed to quantify the nature of this problem. The present studies developed, piloted, and finalized a novel survey of victim...

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... age at first victimization was calculated as a percentage among those identified as victims within each category. As Table 5 shows, the most common age at first violation was within 14-17, with a small number being violated before 5 years of age. ...