J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2018 Apr;29(2):32-39. 10.5765/jkacap.2018.29.2.32.

Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse in Children in Korea: Data from the Nation-Funded Sexual Violence Victim Protection Center for Children

• Lee SY
• Kim TK
• Cheon KA
• Song DH

• KMID: 2409857
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.2018.29.2.32

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to investigate the 3-year mean periods aftermath of child sexual abuse and to compare the sexual violence victims regard to the treatment.
METHODS
682 sexual violence victims were recruited by Seoul Sunflower Children Center, a nation-funded sexual violence victim protection center for children age 13, from 2004 to 2008. Data from 49 victims among 116 consented a follow-up, were analyzed. The victims were assessed by psychological test. Data was analyzed by SPSS ver. 15.0 (SPSS Inc.).
RESULTS
The average time elapsed from the last presumed sexual abuse was 39.7 months [standard deviation (SD) 26.02]. Overall, Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) was significantly decreased from 15.8 (SD 9.33) to 10.4 (SD 9.98), and several subscales (depression, anxiety, anger, posttraumatic stress, and dissociation) of Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) were also significantly decreased. CDI and TSCC scores showed no statistical difference between treatment-given and not-given groups, but Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) was decreased in treatment-given group, whereas it was increased in treatment-not-given group. The difference of RCMAS scores between the two groups was statistically significant [F(1,28)=4.54, p < 0.05].
CONCLUSION
Sexually abused children showed overall symptom decreases over time, but anxiety was not decreased in treatment not-given group.

Keyword

Child sexual abuse; Treatment; Natural outcome

MeSH Terms

Anger
Anxiety
Checklist
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual*
Child*
Depression
Follow-Up Studies
Helianthus
Humans
Korea*
Manifest Anxiety Scale
Psychological Tests
Seoul
Sex Offenses*