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Influence of Abuse History on Male Adolescent Self-Reported Comfort With Interviewer Gender

MEG S. KAPLAN

New York State Psychiatric Institute College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

JUDITH V. BECKER

New York State Psychiatric Institute College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

CRAIG E. TENKE

New York State Psychiatric Institute College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Two hundred sixty-four inner-city adolescent males undergoing an evaluation in an outpatient clinic for sex offenders were questioned as to their preference and comfort in talking about sex with a male versus a female interviewer. Overall these adolescents were significantly more comfortable with a female interviewer, p < .05. Of the 135 nonabused subjects, 53% did not express a preference. However, those adolescents who themselves had been victims of sexual and/or physical abuse (49%) preferred a female interviewer, p < .02. Those individuals victimized by males showed the greatest preference for female interviewers, although those abused by females also preferred a female interviewer. Results indicate that self-disclosure about sexual material may be facilitated when interviewers of both genders are available.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 6, No. 1, 3-11 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/088626091006001001
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