ABSTRACT

To develop harmful sexual behavior (HSB) early intervention strategies it is essential to understand how children come to engage in HSB. Through the lens of a pathways theory, this paper reports a scoping review of the literature in answer to the research question: What are the pathways to HSB onset for children and young people? Eight bibliographic databases were searched over the time period January 2000 to May 2022 using the following terms (and derivatives): harmful sexual behavior AND children and young people AND pathways. Forty-three papers were included and 10 pathways to onset identified through synthesis: Child sexual abuse victimization; Physical and emotional abuse; Living with domestic and family violence; Disrupted attachments; Sexual arousal; “Antisociality;” Pornography use; Inadequate sexual boundaries; Sexual attraction to children; and Hypermasculinity. The pathways are discussed in terms of opportunities for early intervention.

摘要

要制定有害性行为 (HSB) 的早期干预策略，必须了解儿童如何参与 HSB。通过通路理论的视角，本文报告了对文献的范围界定审查，以回答研究问题：儿童和年轻人 HSB 发作的通路是什么？在 2000 年 1 月至 2022 年 5 月期间使用以下术语（和派生词）搜索了八个书目数据库：有害的性行为、儿童和青少年以及途径. 包括 43 篇论文，并通过综合确定了 10 条发病途径：儿童性虐待受害；身心虐待；生活在家庭暴力中；破坏附件；性唤起；“反社会性；” 色情使用；性界限不足；对儿童的性吸引力；和超大男子主义。这些途径是根据早期干预的机会进行讨论的。