This is the first book to examine the relationship between sexual and psychological functioning in terms of its effects on patterns of sexual practice over the lifespan. The authors explore: the impact of both voluntary and involuntary sexual experiences in childhood on adolescent sexual activities; the consequences of childhood and adolescent sexual experiences on women's sexual behaviour in adulthood; and the influence of adult sexual abuse.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONThe Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Women¿s Sexual and Psychological FunctioningPART TWO: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SEXUAL BEHAVIORVoluntary or Consensual Childhood Sexual BehaviorAdolescent Consensual/Sexual BehaviorAdulthood Consensual/Sexual BehaviorPART THREE: SOCIALIZATION AND THE FAMILYSexual Socialization of Children and Adolescents and Other Family VariablesAbusive Sexual Experiences in ChildhoodSexual Abuse in AdulthoodThe Effects of Sexual Experiences on Psychological FunctioningSex Guilt The Need to Control One¿s Sexual DesiresSexual SatisfactionPART FOUR: METHODOLOGY, RESULTS, AND DISCUSSIONDescription of the Study and MethodologyReview of Previous FindingsResults of Structural Equation Model (SEM Analyses)Discussion of SEM ResultsResults of Moderator AnalysesDiscussion of the Moderators of Women¿s Sexual Abuse ExperiencesDiscussion of Family Context ModeratorsDiscussion of Women¿s Behavior and Attitude ModeratorsPART FIVE: IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGSImplications for Prevention and Intervention