OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Validation of the Sexual Grooming Model of Child Sexual Abusers	58
Experiences and Perceptions of Online Sexual Solicitation and Grooming of Minors: A Retrospective Report	30
Associations between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Well-being in Adulthood: A Systematic Literature Review	21
The Sexual Abuse and Neglect of “Left-behind” Children in Rural China	16
A Review of Mediators in the Association between Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization in Romantic Relationships	16
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Risk Behavior: A Review and Critique	12
A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Child Sexual Abuse and Substance Use Issues	12
Child Sexual Abuse, Academic Functioning and Educational Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood	10
Considerations of Dissociation, Betrayal Trauma, and Complex Trauma in the Treatment of Incest	10
Where are We Now? A Consolidation of the Research on Long-term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse	9
Assessing the Extent to Which Art Therapy Can Be Used with Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Thematic Analysis of Published Studies	9
Efficacy of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Program with Children on an Indian Reservation	9
Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Maltreated Children and Adolescents Receiving Forensic Assessment in a Child Advocacy Center	9
Exploring Sexual Grooming in Female Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse	8
MEGA^♪ Tool: An Analysis of “Risk/Treatment Needs and Progress Protocol” by Kang, Beltrani, Manheim, Spriggs, Nishimura, Sinclair, Stachniuk, Pate, Righthand, Prentky, and Worling (20	8
Estimation of the Development of Depression and PTSD in Children Exposed to Sexual Abuse and Development of Decision Support Systems by Using Artificial Intelligence	8
Emotion Regulation and Mental Health among Men with Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories	8
Couple and parenting functioning of childhood sexual abuse survivors: a systematic review of the literature (2001-2018)	8
The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Anxiety and Alcohol Use among Haitian Women Living with HIV	7
News Portrayals of Child Sexual Abuse in China: Changes from 2010 to 2019	7
Child Sexual Abuse of Elite Athletes: Prevalence, Perceptions, and Mental Health	7
Vicarious Traumatization and Burnout among Service Providers for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation	7
Untold Stories: Male Child Sexual Abusers’ Accounts of Telling and Not Telling about Sexual Abuse Experienced in Childhood	6
Childhood Sexual, Emotional, and Physical Abuse as Predictors of Dissociation in Adulthood	6
Responsible Behavior with Younger Children: Examining the Feasibility of a Classroom-Based Program to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration by Adolescents	6

Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Assault among Emerging Adults: Exploring the Roles of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Emotion Regulation, and Anger	6
Does Maternal Support Mediate or Moderate the Relationship between Sexual Abuse Severity and Children’s PTSD Symptoms?	6
Child Sexual Abuse and Problems Reported by Survivors of CSA: A Meta-Review	5
Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan Schools: A Non-Systematic Narrative Literature Review	5
Child Sexual Abuse Myth Scale: Validity and Reliability Evidence in the Portuguese Context	5
Counseling for Young People and Families Affected by Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A Qualitative Investigation of the Perspective of Young People, Parents, and Professionals	5
Implementation of A Care Process Model for Pediatric Traumatic Stress in Child Advocacy Centers: A Mixed Methods Study	5
Disclosures of Sexual and Physical Abuse across Repeated Interviews	5
Effectiveness of Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Program Developed by Creative Drama for Preschoolers: An Experimental Study	5
A Critical Assessment of the Youth Needs and Progress Scale	5
Experiences of Disclosure and Reactions of Close Ones from the Perspective of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Specificities	5
“It Made Me so Vulnerable”: Victim-blaming and Disbelief of Child Sexual Abuse as Triggers of Social Exclusion Leading Women to Homelessness	5
Oversimplifications and Misrepresentations in the Repressed Memory Debate: A Reply to Ross	5
“If you don’t send me five other pictures I am going to post the photo online”: A qualitative analysis of experiences of survivors of sextortion	5
‘To Serve and Be Abused’: The Use of Adolescent Girls as Waitresses in Outdoor Drinking Bars in Lagos, Nigeria	4
Insecure Attachment and Therapeutic Bond as Mediators of Social, Relational, and Social Distress and Interpersonal Problems in Adult Females with Childhood Sexual Abuse History	4
False Memory Researchers Misunderstand Repression, Dissociation and Freud	4
Retrospective Perceptions of Grooming in Same-Sex versus Opposite-Sex Child Sexual Abuse	4
Investigation of Factors Associated with the Child Marriage in Turkey	4
Suffering whether You Tell or Don’t Tell: Perceived Re-Victimization as a Barrier to Disclosing Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe	4
How Plausible are the Accounts of Child Victims of Sexual Abuse? A Study of Bizarre and Unusual Scripts Reported by Children	4
Challenges and Solutions to Implementing a Community-Based Wellness Program for Non-Offending Minor Attracted Persons	4
The Implications of Self-Definitions of Child Sexual Abuse for Understanding Socioemotional Adaptation in Young Adulthood	4
The Relationship between Online Sexual Solicitation and Internet Addiction in Adolescents	4
Evaluation of the Child Safety Matters Curriculum for Improving Knowledge about Victimization among Elementary School Children: A Randomized Trial	3
Attention Problems and Comorbid Symptoms following Child Sexual Abuse	3
The Effect of Children’s Sexual Health Education Program on Knowledge and Attitude of Primary School Health Care Providers	3
Associations between Family Support and Online Sexual Abuse in Chilean Adolescents: The Mediational Role of Online Risk Behaviors	3
The Relevance of Certain Case Characteristics in the Successful Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indonesia	3
The Experience of Mothers from the Israeli Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Sector after Disclosure of Their Child’s Sexual Abuse as Manifested in Drawings and Narratives	3
Child Sex Offender Mind-Set and Grooming Strategies: A Discourse Analysis of Sex Offender Narratives from South Africa	3
Child Sexual Abuse by Members of the Catholic Church in Italy and France: A Literature Review of the Last Two Decades	3
Attitudes toward the Punishment of Juvenile and Adult Sexual Offenders in Canada: The Roles of Sentencing Goals and Criminal Justice Motivations	3
‘Using Q-methodology to Explore What is Valued from Child Sexual Exploitation Services: The Importance of Safety’	3
Physical Versus Sexual Abuse as Reflected in Adolescents’ Self-Figure Drawings: A Preliminary Study	3
Virtual Delivery of A School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program: A Pilot Study	3
Victims/Survivors’ Perceptions of Helpful Institutional Responses to Incidents of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse	3
Possible Factors Supporting Cross-Agency Collaboration in Child Abuse Cases: A Scoping Review	3
Is My Sex Life Ok? The Mediating Role of Sexual Anxiety in the Association between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Coercion against Women	3
Views and Attitudes about Youth Self-Produced Sexual Images among Professionals with Expertise in Child Sexual Abuse	3
Polish Catholics Attribute Trauma-related Symptoms to Possession: Qualitative Analysis of Two Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors	2
Sexual Abuse as a Risk Factor for Opioid Misuse in Pregnancy	2
A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis of Childhood Interpersonal Trauma and Dispositional Mindfulness: Heterogeneity of Sexual and Relational Outcomes in Adulthood	2
Confidence, Training and Challenges for Canadian Child Advocacy Center Staff When Working with Cases of Online and In-person Child Sexual Exploitation	2
An Exploratory Study on Mental Health, Social Problems and Spiritual Damage in Victims of Child Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy and Other Perpetrators	2
Can Legislation Alone Protect Devadasi Girls from Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation?	2
Jurors’ Gender and Their Fear of False Child Sexual Abuse Accusations Are Related to Their Belief in Child Victims’ Allegations	2
Creative Interventions for Preparing and Disclosing Trauma Narratives in Group Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse	2
Evading Detection: What Do We Know about Men Charged with Extrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse following Delayed Detection?	2
The Legacy of Shame following Childhood Sexual Abuse Disclosures	2

Parenting Stress in Non-Offending Caregivers of Sexually Abused Children	2
Teaching Safeguarding through Books: A Content Analysis of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Books	2
Diversity of Profiles and Coping Among Adolescent Girl Victims of Sexual Dating Violence	2
Why Didn’t They Intervene? Examining the Role of Guardianship in Preventing Institutional Child Sexual Abuse	2
Cultural Determinants and Parent-Child Communication as an Effective Tool to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Quick Qualitative Study	2
Lessons Learned: Creation and Testing of a New Instrument (Sex Offenders Grooming Assessment) for Measuring Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of Their Grooming Behaviors	2
Behavioral Intentions of Bystanders to Image-Based Sexual Abuse: A Preliminary Focus Group Study with a University Student Sample	2
Raising the Awareness of Students in a Child Development Department regarding the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse	2
Development of a Brief Psychological Trauma Intervention for Child Sexual Abuse in India	1
Reversal of Amnesia for Trauma in a Sample of Psychiatric Inpatients with Dissociative Identity Disorder and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified	1
An Examination of the Synergy of Age and PTSD on Narrative Coherence in Child Sexual Abuse Testimony	1
Recovery Experiences from Childhood Sexual Abuse among Black Men: Historical/Sociocultural Interrelationships	1
Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the Child Sexual Behavior Inventory	1
Knowledge Gains from the Implementation of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program and the Future of School-Based Prevention Education	1
Detecting Grooming Behaviors in Same-Sex versus Opposite-Sex Child Sexual Abuse	1
The Trend of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitations: A Profile of Online Sexual Offenders and Criminal Justice Response	1
One-Time Spinners and Spin-Thrill Seekers in Sex Offenses against Minors: Is Situational Prevention Possible?	1
Quality of Victim Statement in Child Sexual Abuse in Turkey	1
Double-Edged Sisterhoods: Transgender Identity, Peer Groups and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Transgender Girls	1
Prevalence of Child Contact Sexual Abuse in the Spanish Region of Andalusia	1
Child sexual abuse in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria: A review of 420 police-reported cases	1
Analysis of the Written Policies of the 32 U.S. Archdioceses on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse	1
Ritual Abuse Survivors’ Perspectives on Research Participation: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Online Study	1
Designing Effective Digital Advertisements to Prevent Online Consumption of Child Sexual Exploitation Material	1
We are Not Adult Convicted Sex Offenders; We are Your Youth! the Call for Developmentally-Gender Sensitive Assessment of Youth Who are Sexually Abusive	1
The Unpopular Victims: Individuals Who Are Sexually Abusive – The Black Swans	1
Youth’s Experiences of Cyber Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Matter of Love and Trust	1
Adjudicated Adolescents Located on a State Sex Offender Registry Website as Adults: Common Denominators	1
Child’s Play or Sexual Abuse? Reviewing the Efficacy of the Justice Framework in Dealing with Child on Child Sexual Abuse in the United Kingdom	1
Introduction to the Special IssueThe Use of Creative Art Therapies in the Prevention, Screening, and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse	1
Stewards of Children: A Qualitative Study of Organization and Community Impact	1
The Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire Assessment For Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Brief Report	1
Knowledge Transmission and Skills Building Relating to Child Sexual Abuse in China	1
Characteristics of Sexual Assault Among Men Receiving a Forensic Medical Examination	1
Development of a Multi-Session Curriculum Addressing Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking for High-Risk Male Youth	1
Survey of the Written Child Protection Policies of the 32 U.S. Archdioceses	1
Youth Sport Coaches’ Perceptions of Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors and Intimate Coach-Athlete Relationships	1
Internalization and Opposition to Stigmatized Social Discourse among Incest Survivors	1
Physical Disabilities and Low Cognitive Ability Increase Odds of Minor Sex Exchange among Adolescent Males in the United States	1
Executive Functions and Theory of Mind Skills of Sexually Abused Female Adolescents and Their Externalizing and the Internalizing Behavioral Problems	1
A Q Methodology Investigation of School Counselors’ Beliefs and Feelings in Reporting Suspected Child Sexual Abuse	1
Facilitating Children’s Informal Disclosures of Sexual Abuse: The Role of Online Counsellors at a National Children’s Helpline	1
“I Am A Living Testimony to the Human Spirit”: A Thematic Analysis of Middle Aged and Older Adults’ Resilience after Child Sexual Abuse	1
Intergenerational Continuity of Child Sexual Abuse: Comparison of Mother and Emerging Adult Dyads	1
Human Trafficking Cases Presenting within Child Advocacy Centers	1
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention among Primary School Teachers: A Study in a City of Guangdong Province of China	1
How Does that Make You Feel? Development and Pilot Testing of Two New Instruments Measuring Emotional Attributions to Experiences of Childhood Sexual Abuse	1
Facilitators of Sexual Assault Disclosure: A Dyadic Study of Female Survivors and Their Informal Supports	1
What Forms of Media Do We Need for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse? A Qualitative Study in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia	1
Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Stigma, and Trauma: A Detrimental Trio for an Altered Sense of Self	1