Introduction

Part 1. The Historical Context

Watching the Research Pendulum

Part 2. Methodological Aspects

Methodological Issues Associated with Studies of Child Sexual Behavior

Using the Parents as Source of Information About the Child with Special Emphasis on the Sex Problems Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

Methodological Issues involved in Adult Recall of Childhood Sexual Experiences

Using Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (CASI) for Recall of Childhood Sexual Experiences

The Use of Meta-analysis in Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

Part 3. Some new studies of normal sexual development

Studies of Sexuality of Nonabused Children

Body Awareness and Physical Intimacy: An Exploratory Study

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

The Nature of Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Studies 50 Years Apart

Masturbation as a Marker of Sexual Development: Two Studies 50 Years Apart

Discussion Paper: Normative Sexual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

Antecedents of Sexual Activity at Ages 17 and 18 in a Community Sample Followed from Age 5

Part 4. Cross-Cultural Aspects

Cross-cultural aspects - the African American perspective

Cultural Dimensions of Childhood Sexuality in the United States

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

Part 5. Retrospective studies of effects of child sexual abuse on adolescent sexuality

Sexual Contact Between Children and Adults: A Life Course Perspective with Special Reference to Men

Childhood/Adolescent Sexual Coercion Among Men who have Sex with Men: Understanding Patterns of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Risk

Abusive Sexual Experiences Before Age 12 and Adolescent Sexual Behaviors

Discussion Paper

General discussion

Part 6. Theoretical models for mediating mechanisms

The Social Context of Adaptation to Childhood Sexual Maltreatment: A Life Course Perspective

Childhood Sexuality and Adult Sexual Relationships: How are they Connected by Data and by Theory?

Discussion Paper

Discussion Paper

General Discussion

Part 7. Towards a consensus

Conclusions from Research, Policy and Advocacy Perspectives

Conclusions from a Theoretical Perspective

General Discussion

Conference Participants

Index