the first translation into English of chapters 4 and 5 of his most recent book.
Chapters 1 through 3 appeared in Paidika, issue 9 (vol 3 nr 1?).
Translated from the Dutch by Frank Torey.
The negative effects of non-consensual experiences are expressed in later life mainly through problems in connection with sexual contacts and an increase in psychological and physical problems.
In comparison with other girls, girls who had non-consensual contacts were currently less satisfied with their sexual lives.
The effect of non-consensual contacts is proportionally greater as the physical or psychological severity increases - problems were found to occur more frequently.
Non-consensual sexual experiences with adults also seemed to have a greater negative influence than those with an age-mate.
Young people who had consensual sexual experiences at a young age now have more desire for sex, they are more easily sexually aroused, and have less fear of sexual contact. These results are the same, for both girls and boys, whether the partner was an age-mate or an adult. In addition, boys who have such experience are, in comparison with other boys, now more satisfied with their sexual lives.
Only young people who had had sexual contact within the preciding six months were included in this analysis.
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 2.74 2.54 2.36 2.49 2.00 3.33 3.00 2.75
(N = 19 35 14 49 1 3 4 12)
Girls 3.45 3.75 5.17 4.14 5.22 5.29 5.27 4.78
(N = 22 16 6 22 9 21 30 60)
Total 3.12 2.92 3.20 3.00 4.89 5.05 5.00 4.44
(N = 41 51 20 71 10 24 34 72)
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 3.15 3.58 3.59 3.58 2.71 3.85 3.62 3.72
(N = 39 46 17 63 1 4 5 16)
Girls 2.39 3.43 3.48 3.44 3.32 2.93 3.04 3.32
(N = 34 18 7 25 10 31 41 60)
Total 3.05 3.54 3.56 3.54 3.26 3.05 3.11 3.40
(N = 73 64 24 88 11 35 46 76)
Young people who had exclusively consensual sexual experiences before
age 16 have significant stronger sexual desire than those with no
sexual experiences before their 16th birthday.
The possibility that stronger present-day sexual desire might be the result of other factors was investigated. Sexual desire seemed to be stronger for youg people who had masturbated and played sex games before age 16. It could be that strong desire might already have been present at an early age, and that the consensual sexual experiences did not contribute to a stronger desire. It was certainly a real possibility that masturbating and playing sex games might be expressions of strong, early sexual interest. However, these two factors did not seem to us sufficient to explain strong current desire, because we also found that in cases where the young people had neither masturbated nor played sex games, they now had stronger sexual desire if they hah had early consensual sexual experiences.
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 3.72 3.93 4.05 3.96 3.41 4.23 4.01 4.09
(N = 39 46 17 63 1 4 5 16)
Girls 3.50 3.90 3.81 3.88 3.77 3.32 3.44 3.65
(N = 34 18 7 25 10 31 41 60)
Total 3.62 3.92 3.89 3.94 3.71 3.44 3.51 3.74
(N = 73 64 24 88 11 35 46 76)
Those with exclusively consensual experiences are more easily aroused
than those with no sexual experiences before age 16.
A significant background factor for present-day arousal ability is masturbation before age 16. Those who had masturbated now have stronger sexual arousal ability ...
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 2.17 1.66 1.61 1.64 2.57 1.73 1.90 1.55
(N = 39 46 17 63 1 4 5 16)
Girls 2.30 1.90 2.05 1.94 2.13 2.26 2.23 2.03
(N = 34 18 7 25 10 31 41 60)
Total 2.23 1.73 1.73 1.73 2.20 2.19 2.19 1.94
(N = 73 64 24 88 11 35 46 76)
Young people with exclusively consensual sexual experiences are now
less fearful of sexual contact than whose who before age 16 had no
sexual contact. This difference is significant in the case of boys.
... we found that where the person had masturbated at an early age, the fear was also less.
Our data indicates that greater current fear occurs if the parents held strong religious beliefs.
We found that where the young person had very religious parents and had not masturbated but did have early consensual sexual experiences, that person has less fear of sexual contact.
Scored on a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 7 (very satisfied). Y = only with age-mates, A/Y = Only or also with adults.
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 6.51 7.39 7.88 7.52 8.00 6.25 6.60 6.88
(N = 39 46 17 63 1 4 5 16)
Girls 7.39 7.17 7.00 7.12 7.30 5.87 6.23 6.97
(N = 34 18 7 25 10 31 41 60)
Total 6.92 7.33 7.61 7.40 7.36 5.91 6.27 6.95
(N = 73 64 24 88 11 35 46 76)
Boys with only consensual sexual experiences are now more satisfied
with their sexual lives than boys without sexual experience.
Boys are more satisfied as the number of partners, frequency of orgasm, and intimacy of early sexual experiences increase.
...girls are less satisfied with their current sexual functioning as the number of partners in non-consensual sexual contacts increases and as the severity score of those contacts increases.
Scored on a scale from 1 (no complaints) to 7 (many complaints). Y = only with age-mates, A/Y = Only or also with adults.
No Exclusively Exclusively Non- Both
Experience Consensual Exp. Consensual Exp. Experiences
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Total Y A/Y Total Y A/Y Total Total
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Boys 1.45 1.59 1.66 1.61 2.21 1.67 1.78 1.72
(N = 39 46 17 63 1 4 5 16)
Girls 1.52 1.58 1.55 1.57 1.93 2.24 2.17 1.93
(N = 34 18 7 25 10 31 41 60)
Total 1.48 1.59 1.63 1.60 1.95 2.22 2.12 1.89
(N = 73 64 24 88 11 35 46 76)
There are more psychic and physical complaints where there were early non-consensual experiences. The difference is significant for the girls but not for the boys. The effects become stronger as the severity score for the non-consensual sexual experiences increases.
Young people with exclusively consensual sexual experiences also have more complaints than young people without early sexual experiences. The difference is significant for the boys.
... we see a clear correlation for girls: they have more complaints where they have had more partners in non-consensual sexual experiences, and where these experiences were more intimate and more severe.
In addition, where the family climate was "cold" or parents were "distant", "not very much involved," or "not very loving," the young people now have more complaints. The correlation between a cold family climate and more psychic and physical complaints is especially strong.
Nevertheless, even after taking account of the family atmosphere, it appears that non-consensual sexual experiences provide an independent explanation for present-day psychic and physical complaints.