A Critical Appraisal of the 1998 Meta-Analytic Review of Child Sexual Abuse Outcomes Reported by Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman
Title:
A Critical Appraisal of the 1998 Meta-Analytic Review of Child Sexual Abuse Outcomes Reported by Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman
Author:
Whittenburg, John A. Tice, Pamela Paradis Baker, Gail L. Lemmey, Dorothy E.
Appeared in:
Journal of child sexual abuse
Paging:
Volume 9 (2002) nr. 3-4 pages 135-155
Year:
2002-03-11
Contents:
The goal of this article is to present a methodological critique of the 1998 meta-analysis of child sexual abuse outcomes by Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman. Seven major concerns are addressed. Rind et al.'s view is, at best, extremely limited. By restricting a supposedly broad meta-analysis to only some of the population in question, the conclusions they drew regarding this complex topic, primarily that adult-child sex is not necessarily harmful, are invalid.