Psychology & Psychiatry
Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men
"It's like she's not really there."- Study participant who bought sex
Aug 31, 2015
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Health
Opioid use and sexual violence among drug-using young adults in NYC
The nonmedical use of prescription opioids (POs) has become an area of increasing public health concern in the United States and rates of use are particularly high among young adults. In the past decade, an emerging "epidemic" ...
Aug 4, 2015
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Health
Child maltreatment not a clear path to adult crime
Research has found a significant link between childhood abuse and neglect and crime in adulthood. But a recent University of Washington study finds that link all but disappears when accounting for other life factors.
Jan 29, 2015
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Pediatrics
Study finds girls, boys affected differently by witnessing parental violence
Witnessing violence by parents or a parent's intimate partner can trigger a chain of negative behaviors in some children that follows them from preschool to kindergarten and beyond, according to researchers at Case Western ...
Dec 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Boys who bully peers more likely to engage in sexual harassment
Adolescent boys who bully peers and engage in homophobic teasing are more likely to perpetrate sexual harassment later on, suggests a new study of middle-school students conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Oct 30, 2014
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Health
One third of dyslexic adults report being physically abused during childhood
Adults who have dyslexia are much more likely to report they were physically abused before they turned 18 than their peers without dyslexia, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto and the University ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Repeated sexual assault victims report more psychological problems than previously thought
According to recent studies, one in five adult women and one in 100 adult men have reported being raped. The prevalence increases to two in five among women and one in five among men who report experiencing other forms of ...
May 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sibling bullying: What's the big deal?
Sibling bullying is a type of violence that is prevalent in the lives of most children, but little is known about it, researchers say.
Sep 23, 2013
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Health
Adult male victims of sex assault seek out five or more medical services
While only a small percentage of adult males who are victims of sex assault report the crime, a new study by Women's College Research Institute (WCRI) and the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Health
Study looks at the impact of violence on children
It's not how much violence a child is exposed to that can create emotional and behavioral problems in life. It's exposure to a variety of different types of violence.
Feb 13, 2013
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