Child sexual abuse consequences in community samples of Latino and European American adolescents.

Objective: Research investigating the impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) in community samples of adolescents has been limited. This study aims to identify sexual abuse among ethnically diverse high school adolescents of both genders and evaluate their psycho-emotional consequences.

Method: Through the use of self-report instruments, a sample of 223 Latino and European American 16-19-year-old high school students were identified as either victims of CSA or as nonabused.