Child sexual abuse: findings of the representative study on sexual behaviour of the Czech population

The thesis addresses the issue of child sexual abuse. It analyses and evaluates findings of the representative research on "Sexual behaviour of the Czech population". It offers a substantial extension of present knowledge about child sexual abuse. The aim of the research: The objective of the study consists in ascertaining the prevalence and basic characteristic of the child sexual abuse (CSA) among Czech men and women; comparing of a group of sexually abused persons with a group of non-abused persons on the grounds of their demographic characteristics, psychosexual development, relational and sexual adaptation, risk sexual behaviour, violent sexual experience and attitude toward sexuality, and finally in registering the trends in the field of child sexual abuse in the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. Research method: The quantitative research project is a part of the longitudinal research into sexual behaviour and attitudes of the Czech population. Child sexual abuse issue is one of the areas considered by original research. Data were collected by a questionnaire at the end of the year 2003. Anonymously administrated questionnaire has two versions, one for men and one for women. Each version consists of 37 items considering sexual experience, sexual behaviour, difficulties connected to sexual activity,..