The Role of Childhood Sexual Victimization in the Occupational Choice of Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840802584893
Abstract
Numerous studies have found that survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) suffer as adults from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, and other mental illnesses. As such, the effect of experiencing traumatic events during childhood including sexual abuse can be long lasting. The lasting effects of CSA may have economic as well as psychological implications. This article examines the relationship between CSA and future labour market outcomes for men and women. In particular, we examine whether the occupations of abuse survivors differ from those who were not subject to sexual abuse, focusing on the gender composition of the occupation. In addition, we determine whether there are gender differences in the consequences of CSA, and whether incomes of CSA victims vary across male and female occupations.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Applied Economics, v. 43, issue 3, p. 341-354
Scholar Commons Citation
Robst, John and VanGilder, Jennifer, "The Role of Childhood Sexual Victimization in the Occupational Choice of Adults" (2011). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 328.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/328
