TY - JOUR A1 - Schuster, Isabell A1 - Krahe, Barbara T1 - Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in Chile BT - A Systematic Review JF - Trauma violence & abuse N2 - Sexual aggression is a major public health issue worldwide, but most knowledge is derived from studies conducted in North America and Western Europe. Little research has been conducted on the prevalence of sexual aggression in developing countries, including Chile. This article presents the first systematic review of the evidence on the prevalence of sexual aggression victimization and perpetration among women and men in Chile. Furthermore, it reports differences in prevalence rates in relation to victim and perpetrator characteristics and victim–perpetrator relationships. A total of N = 28 studies were identified by a three-stage literature search, including the screening of academic databases, publications of Chilean institutions, and reference lists. A great heterogeneity was found for prevalence rates of sexual victimization, ranging between 1.0% and 51.9% for women and 0.4% and 48.0% for men. Only four studies provided perpetration rates, which varied between 0.8% and 26.8% for men and 0.0% and 16.5% for women. No consistent evidence emerged for differences in victimization rates in relation to victims’ gender, age, and education. Perpetrators were more likely to be persons known to the victim. Conceptual and methodological differences between the studies are discussed as reasons for the great variability in prevalence rates, and recommendations are provided for a more harmonized and gender-inclusive approach for future research on sexual aggression in Chile. KW - sexual aggression KW - victimization KW - perpetration KW - Chile KW - review Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838017697307 SN - 1524-8380 SN - 1552-8324 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 229 EP - 244 PB - Sage Publ. CY - Thousand Oaks ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schuster, Isabell A1 - Krahé, Barbara T1 - Abuse of Elders Living at Home: A Review of Recent Prevalence Studies JF - International Journal of Behavioral Science N2 - This article presents evidence from recent studies on the prevalence of different forms of elder abuse. After a review of definitions and measures of elder abuse, the findings of 20 original studies containing 26 samples from 17 countries published since 2010 are summarized. Overall prevalence rates showed a high variability across studies, ranging from 2.2% in a study from Ireland to 43.7% in a study from Egypt. Evidence on gender differences in the vulnerability for abuse and the predominant relationship constellations between abusers and victims did not yield a consistent picture across studies. Conceptual and methodological reasons for the variability in prevalence rates are discussed, and an outlook for future research is presented. In particular, consistent definitions and measures are needed to facilitate the comparative analysis of elder abuse in different studies and cultural contexts. KW - elder abuse KW - neglect KW - prevalence KW - family KW - violence KW - review Y1 - 2016 SN - 1906-4675 VL - 11 SP - 93 EP - 108 PB - Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University CY - Bangkok ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schuster, Isabell A1 - Krahé, Barbara T1 - The prevalence of sexual aggression in Turkey: A systematic review JF - Aggression and violent behavior : a review journa N2 - Although sexual aggression is recognized as a serious problem worldwide, evidence on the prevalence and impact of sexual aggression is based predominantly on studies from Western countries with a Christian or non-religious majority. Little evidence is available from non-Western countries, especially from Muslim societies. The purpose of the present article was to provide a first systematic review of the studies examining the prevalence of sexual aggression in Turkey, including both victimization and perpetration reports from women and men. Additionally, differences in prevalence rates depending on relationship constellations and characteristics of victims and perpetrators were reviewed. By a two-stage literature search, 56 studies were identified for inclusion. All studies examined sexual victimization of women, only four studies included sexual victimization of men. Data on sexual aggression perpetration were extremely limited, with only two studies providing prevalence rates. Prevalence rates of sexual victimization were found to vary greatly, which may be attributed to a lack of methodological and conceptual consistency across studies. Likewise, no consistent picture was revealed for victims' or perpetrators' sociodemographic or situational characteristics associated with differences in prevalence rates. We discuss reasons for the variability in prevalence rates and outline recommendations for future research. KW - Sexual aggression KW - Victimization KW - Perpetration KW - Prevalence KW - Turkey KW - Review Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.05.003 SN - 1359-1789 SN - 1873-6335 VL - 37 SP - 102 EP - 114 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER -