Table I

 Summary of Nonclinical Outcome Research of Childhood and Adolescent Sexual Experiences a

a Abbreviations:
NA = information not available or unclear from the report;
for sex. M = male, F = female;
for measure(s) used: SR = self-report, SM = standardized measure, CI = clinical impression.

b The listed N refers to the number of subjects in the study reporting early sexual contact(s) with adults. For national, community, and college samples the total study N is higher than that listed in the table due to the number of subjects in each study whitout such experiences.

c The most common outcome is reported first, followed by the range of outcomes ( -- = very negative, - = negative, 0 = neutral, + = positive).

[*] X should be read as X with a line above it.

 

Reference

Country

Sample type

N b

Age at experience

Current age

Mea-
sures

Range of outcomes c

Bagley (1991) Canada Commu-
nity
200 M NA Range: 18-27 SM -, -- to -
Baker and Duncan (1985) GB National 82 M M: X [*] = 12.03 Range: 15-65 SR M: 0, - to +
Bernard (1981) The NLs Conve-
nience
7 M, 2 F M: range 7-15, F: both age 12 NA SR, SM M: +, -to +  F: +. 0/+
Condy et al. (1987) US College 57 M X = 12.5, range 6-15 X = 24.3 SR +, - to +
Committe on Sexual Canada National Offences (1984) Canada National 307 M,
538 F
Majority of all subjects:
ages 12-18
> 16 SR 0, - to 0
Davis (1990) US Conve-
nience
20 M X = 11.2, range: 3-16 NA SM, SR +, 0 to +
Doll et al. (1992) US Conve-
nience
369 M X = 10, range: 2-17 X = 31, range: 18-73 SR -, - to +
FinkeIhor (1979) US College 23 M,
119 F
M: X = 11.2
F:  X = 10.2
College age SR M: 0, - to +
F:  -, - to +
FinkeIhor et al. (1989) US National 169 M
416 F
M: Mdn = 9.9
F:  Mdn = 9.6
18 and over SR M: 0, - to 0
F:  0, - to 0
Fischer (1991) US College 20 M Before puberty College age SR M: NA, - to +
F:  NA, - to +
Fritz et al. (1981) US College 20 M
42 F
Before puberty College age SR M: NA, - to +
F:  NA, - to +
Fromuth and Burkhart (1987, 1989) US College 87 M Under 16 X = 20 SM, SR 0, - to 0
Goldman and Goldman (1988) Austra-
lia
College 35 M
166 F
M: X = 10.3
F:  X = 9.8
X = 22 SR M: +, - to +
F:  -, - to +
Hatfield (1987) US College 213 M NA X = 21.6 SM, SR 0, NA
Haugaard and Emery (1989) US College   X = 10.3 X = 19,2 SM, SR M: NA, - to +
F:  NA, - to +
Ingram (1981) GB Conve-
nience
74 M X = 9.2, Range : 6-14 NA CI 0, 0 to +
Lauman et al. (1994) US National 166 M
289 F
Before puberty or by age 13 Range: 18-59 SR, SM M: 0, - to 0
F:  -, - to 0
Landis (1956) US College 140 M
360 F
< 18 College age SR M: -, - to +
F:  -, - to +
Li et al. (1993) GB College 182 M < 16 81.9% < 30 SR 0, - to +
Li et al. (1993) GB Conve-
nience
22 M < 16 Range: 16-44 SR 0, - to +
Money and Weinrich (1983) US Conve-
nience
2 M 12 & 13 > 18 CI, SR +, +
Nelson (1986) US Conve-
nience
16 M
37 F
< 18 NA CI M: NA, - to +
F:  NA, - to +
Okami (1991) US Conve-
nience
37 M
33 F
NA Range: 16-69 SM, SR + experiences only
O'Neill (1990) Puerto Rico College 43 M
82 F
M: X = 10.0
F:  X = 10.97
X = 22.2, range: 18-54 SR M: -, - to +
F:  -, - to +
Predieri (1991) US College 560 M X = 10.8 X = 20.2 SM, SR 0, - to 0
Risin and Koss (1987) US College 216 M X = 9.8 X = 21.1 SR 0, -- to 0
Sandfort (1984) The NLs Conve-
nience
25 M X = 13.3, range: 10-16 Same SM, SR +, 0 to +
Sandfort (1992) The NLs Conve-
nience
123 M
160 F
< 16 Range: 18-23 SM, SR M: 0, - to +
F:  -, - to +
Sarbo (1984) US College 24 M
62 F
< 18 College age SM, SR 0, - to 0
Schu!tz and Jones (1983) US College 40 M
70 F
M: X = 11
F:  X = 10
M: X = 22
F:  X = 26
SR M: 0, - to 0
F:  -, - to 0
Simari and Baskin (1982) US Conve-
nience
54 M
29 F
Range: 5-14 M: X = 31, range: 22-56 SR -, - to 0
Stein et al. (1988) US Community 31 M
51 F
M: X = 11.0 > 18 SM, SR -, -- to 0
Urquiza (1988) US College 53 M X = 10.3 College age SM, SR +, - to +
Woods & Dean (1984)  US Conve-
nience
65 M NA Adult SR 0, + to -