Another risk factor that leads to pregnancy is the different coping strategies that adolescents use that have a history of CSA. Saewyc, Magee, and Pettingell discovered that adolescents may abuse substances or run away from home, both of which increase the probability that they will be involved in a pregnancy at a young age (as cited in Miller-Graff, Cater, Howell, & Graham-Bermann, 2015).
While females who experienced CSA may engage in risky sexual behavior and run the risk of an unwanted pregnancy, the same is true for males who experienced CSA. Finkelhor and Browne conducted research and found that the loss of power that children experience when they are abused has a huge impact on their future. Many males who experience this sense of “powerlessness” attempt to regain their power by sexually dominating others when they are in their adolescent years and beyond. By reenacting their own sexual experience, …show more content…
People who have experienced child sexual abuse are likely to experience positive and negative effects. Adolescence is a popular time, due to the occurrence of many transitions, for people who experienced CSA to reflect on the abuse, and experience negative psychological and physical side effects. Side effects can vary depending on the individual. Side effects can include an array of different psychological disorders, the inability to refuse unwanted sexual attention which can lead to sexual revictimization, high-risk sexual behaviors including having voluntary sex at an early age, many sexual partners, and failure to use protection during sex, which can lead to contracting STIs and unwanted pregnancy. All of these negative effects can cause negative physical side effects as well. These results prove the importance of detecting child sexual abuse early so as to avoid many of the negative side effects that can plague a person for the duration of their
While females who experienced CSA may engage in risky sexual behavior and run the risk of an unwanted pregnancy, the same is true for males who experienced CSA. Finkelhor and Browne conducted research and found that the loss of power that children experience when they are abused has a huge impact on their future. Many males who experience this sense of “powerlessness” attempt to regain their power by sexually dominating others when they are in their adolescent years and beyond. By reenacting their own sexual experience, …show more content…
People who have experienced child sexual abuse are likely to experience positive and negative effects. Adolescence is a popular time, due to the occurrence of many transitions, for people who experienced CSA to reflect on the abuse, and experience negative psychological and physical side effects. Side effects can vary depending on the individual. Side effects can include an array of different psychological disorders, the inability to refuse unwanted sexual attention which can lead to sexual revictimization, high-risk sexual behaviors including having voluntary sex at an early age, many sexual partners, and failure to use protection during sex, which can lead to contracting STIs and unwanted pregnancy. All of these negative effects can cause negative physical side effects as well. These results prove the importance of detecting child sexual abuse early so as to avoid many of the negative side effects that can plague a person for the duration of their