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Originally Posted by flstf
It does seem that terms like emotional abuse and dysfunctional family are difficult to quantify as a cause but sexual abuse should be easier to define. If the stat that 40% of abusers were abused themselves them it seems like one of the best ways to predict future child abusers is whether they were abused themselves as children. It is hard to understand why victims would want to victimize others.
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Well the kicker here is IF there is a genetic component you would have to figure that in as well. I don't have the raw data but if my source was correct then the best predictors of future child abusers would be if their genetic parents were abusers.