Child abuse & neglect · 2025
The child behind the victim: Survivor experiences of children's harmful sexual behavior.
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McKibbin Gemma, Kuruppu Jacqueline, Hackett Simon, Lynch Olivia, Hamilton Bridget, Dixon Sophie
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BACKGROUND: At least 50 % of child sexual abuse involves perpetration by children, referred to as "harmful sexual behavior". Recently, the sexual abuse sector has focused, importantly, on the child behind the "perpetrator" to support developmentally-appropriate and trauma-informed practice. However, the experiences of victim-survivors of children's sexually abusive behavior are underexplored.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study, funded by the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse, was to describe the experiences of victim-survivors sexually abused by other children, including their profiles and those of children with harmful sexual behaviors. Also explored was what victim-survivors say about patterns of perpetration, cessation, and disclosure.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Twenty-five victim-survivors of children's harmful sexual behavior participated. Twenty-one were female, three were male, and one non-binary. They were aged between 18 and 69 years, and from a range of Australian states.
METHODS: The study was informed by the research question: What is the nature of victim-survivors' experiences of children's harmful sexual behavior? In-depth individual interviews were conducted between October 2023 and January 2024 and the data were investigated using Content Analysis. The purpose of this paper is to present a map of survivor experiences (not to provide in-depth qualitative analysis) to gauge their range and patterns, and to identify potential trends. Ethics clearance was obtained from the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 26926).
RESULTS: Most victim-survivors reported that the sexual abuse by another child began in preschool and primary school, and more than half disclosed their abuse to one or more person. Victim-survivors identified 56 children involved in carrying out their sexual abuse. Eight perpetrators continued to abuse the victim into adulthood. Most harmful sexual behaviour (86 %) involved victimising intent, and physical coercion and violence (71 %). The most long-term and severe abuse was carried out by brothers and male cousins.
CONCLUSION: The findings are discussed in terms of dominant constructs and narratives about children's harmful sexual behaviour, and a model of "safe, problematic, and harmful sexual experience" is proposed to augment therapeutic practice. It is our hope that the voices of victim-survivors can be amplified in policy and practice so that the child behind the victim becomes as visible as the child behind the harmful sexual behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study, funded by the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse, was to describe the experiences of victim-survivors sexually abused by other children, including their profiles and those of children with harmful sexual behaviors. Also explored was what victim-survivors say about patterns of perpetration, cessation, and disclosure.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Twenty-five victim-survivors of children's harmful sexual behavior participated. Twenty-one were female, three were male, and one non-binary. They were aged between 18 and 69 years, and from a range of Australian states.
METHODS: The study was informed by the research question: What is the nature of victim-survivors' experiences of children's harmful sexual behavior? In-depth individual interviews were conducted between October 2023 and January 2024 and the data were investigated using Content Analysis. The purpose of this paper is to present a map of survivor experiences (not to provide in-depth qualitative analysis) to gauge their range and patterns, and to identify potential trends. Ethics clearance was obtained from the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 26926).
RESULTS: Most victim-survivors reported that the sexual abuse by another child began in preschool and primary school, and more than half disclosed their abuse to one or more person. Victim-survivors identified 56 children involved in carrying out their sexual abuse. Eight perpetrators continued to abuse the victim into adulthood. Most harmful sexual behaviour (86 %) involved victimising intent, and physical coercion and violence (71 %). The most long-term and severe abuse was carried out by brothers and male cousins.
CONCLUSION: The findings are discussed in terms of dominant constructs and narratives about children's harmful sexual behaviour, and a model of "safe, problematic, and harmful sexual experience" is proposed to augment therapeutic practice. It is our hope that the voices of victim-survivors can be amplified in policy and practice so that the child behind the victim becomes as visible as the child behind the harmful sexual behaviors.