Research: Prevalence of Harm and Negative Outcomes

Established research that investigates CSA as a clinical or legal phenomenon, using clinically and legally biased samples is often generalised to whole populations. This page addresses the need to pool nonclinical and nonlegal sampled research articles on the prevalence of harm.

• Oellerich, T.D. (1998). "Identifying and Dealing with "Child Savers," IPT Journal.

  "Kilpatrick (1992) concluded that early child and adolescent sexual experiences, unless there was force or high pressure involved, had no influence on later adult functioning regardless of the type of partner involved (i.e., relative or non-relative) or the age differences. She reported that, when she discussed her findings with professionals, they closed their ears to them. They were most closed to those findings that indicated positive reactions to these early sexual experiences and to those findings that indicated that incestuous experiences did not cause irreparable harm."