Youth victims of sexual violence

Seksualno nasilje u suvremenom društvu predstavlja značajan problem koji se ukorijenio u gotovo sve razine života pojedinaca, odnosno koji se može pojaviti bez obzira u kojem se okruženju, društvu ili situaciji pojedinac (žrtva) nalazi. Ono, između ostalog, spada pod najteže oblike rodno uvjetovanog nasilja u kojem su žene najčešće žrtve, a muškarci počinitelji nasilja. Uz spol, važan prediktor seksualnog nasilja je i dob. Naime, istraživanja koja su spomenuta u ovome radu, ukazuju na problematiku seksualnog nasilja među i nad mladima i djecom koji spadaju pod posebno ranjive društvene skupine. Istraživanja, također, ukazuju na veliku rasprostranjenost seksualnog nasilja nad mladima, zbog čega je cilj ovog rada napraviti pregled istraživanja koja govore o fenomenologiji i prevalenciji seksualnog nasilja nad ovom skupinom. Takvim se ciljem nastoji pružiti uvid i dublje razumijevanje dosadašnjih spoznaja o seksualnom nasilju među mladima i nad mladima kao žrtvama.
Sexual violence is a significant problem in modern society, rooted in almost every aspect of life. In other words, it can occur regardless of the environment, society or situation in which an individual (victim) may find themselves in. Among other things, sexual violence is one of the most severe forms of gender-based violence, where women are the most frequent victims and men the perpetrators of violence. In addition to gender, age is also an important predictor of sexual violence. The studies mentioned in this paper point to the issue of sexual violence among and against the youth and children who belong to particularly vulnerable social groups. Studies also indicate a high prevalence of sexual violence against youth, which is why the main objective of this paper is to make a review of studies which are based on the phenomenology and prevalence of sexual violence against this group. Such objective seeks to provide insight and deeper understanding of current knowledge about sexual violence among and against youth.