TY  - JOUR
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
A1  - Tomaszewska, Paulina
A1  - Kuyper, Lisette
A1  - Vanwesenbeeck, Ine
T1  - Prevalence of sexual aggression among young people in Europe: a review of the evidence from 27 EU countries
T2  - Aggression and violent behavior : a review journa
N2  - Sexual aggression poses a serious threat to the sexual well-being of young people. This paper documents the available evidence on the prevalence of sexual aggression perpetration and victimization from 27 EU countries, established as part of the Youth Sexual Aggression and Victimization (Y-SAV) project. A total of N = 113 studies were identified through a systematic review of the literature and consultations with experts in each country. Despite differences in the number of available studies, methodology, and sample composition, the review shows substantial prevalence rates of sexual aggression perpetration and victimization across Europe. A wide variation was found, both within and between countries. The lifetime prevalence rates of female sexual victimization, excluding childhood sexual abuse, ranged from 9 to 83%, the rates of male sexual victimization ranged from 2 to 66%, the rates of male sexual aggression ranged from 0 to 80%, and the range of female sexual aggression ranged from 0.8 to 40%. One-year prevalence rates showed a similar variability. Conceptual and methodological problems in the database are discussed, and an outline is presented for a more harmonized approach to studying the scale of sexual aggression among young people in Europe. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW  - Sexual aggression
KW  - Sexual victimization
KW  - Adolescence
KW  - European Union
Y1  - 2014
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37580
SN  - 1359-1789
SN  - 1873-6335
VL  - 19
IS  - 5
SP  - 545
EP  - 558
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -