Most research focuses on women but this is not to say that men are not victims of CSA ( Grossman, Sorsoli, & Kia- Keating, 2006 ) The limited research that exists shows that one's cultural system is relevant A better understanding of how culture may mediate coping with CSA could help in the development of culturally congruent means of treatment (Hyman et al., 2004) It has been suggested that ethnicity influences the way the experience of sexual abuse is processed, the meaning of the abuse to the victim, and the severity and kinds of symptoms that develop (Mennen, 1995) CSA Research: An Overview
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