Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent abuses a child for sexual stimulation.[1][2] Forms of CSA include asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities (regardless of the outcome), indecent exposure of the genitals to a child, displaying pornography to a child, actual sexual contact against a child, physical contact with the child's genitals, viewing of the child's genitalia without physical contact, or using a child to produce child pornography.[1][3][4]
The effects of child sexual abuse include depression,[5] post-traumatic stress disorder,[6] anxiety,[7] propensity to re-victimization in adulthood,[8] and physical injury to the child, among other problems.[9] Sexual abuse by a family member is a form of incest, and can result in more serious and long-term psychological trauma, especially in the case of parental incest.[10]
Approximately 15% to 25% of women and 5% to 15% of men were sexually abused when they were children.[11][12][13][14][15] Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims; approximately 30% are relatives of the child, most often brothers, fathers, uncles or cousins; around 60% are other acquaintances such as friends of the family, babysitters, or neighbors; strangers are the offenders in approximately 10% of child sexual abuse cases.[11] Most child sexual abuse is committed by men; studies show that women commit 14% to 40% of offenses reported against boys and 6% of offenses reported against girls.[11][12][16] Most offenders who abuse pre-pubescent children are pedophiles,[17][18] however a small percentage do not meet the diagnostic criteria for pedophilia.[19]
Under the law, "child sexual abuse" is an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification.[4][20] The American Psychiatric Association states that "children cannot consent to sexual activity with adults", and condemns any such action by an adult: "An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act which never can be considered normal or socially acceptable behavior."[21]
4 comments:
pity to child who is injured during sexual harrassment occurs to them
as for me,
we must acknowledge them about sexual abuse and know whether they are one of the sexual abuse victims or not.
school must provide education about sexual education so that they know what is sexual abuse, causes, and effects.
and they also know about the preventation of become the victims of this harrassment.
ana and ecah
do you have any ideas about how to prevent this harrassment from getting worse?
Absolutely..
i agree with you naza..
All of us have responsibility to prevent this kind of problem from getting to be worse!
Thus,not only the parents who are responsible to prevent the sexual abuse towards the child, but the school also must provide education programs about sexual abuse to their students.
It is one of the solutions to avoid the children from being the victim of sexual abuse..
The other way is the teachers also should not afraid to make a report if they think that their students are suspected to be the victim of sexual abuse..
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