The child's sense of self-esteem is lowered. The child has a feeling of being different from everyone around him or her. The child will isolate himself or herself from peers, may participate in criminal or delinquent behavior, may abuse drugs and alcohol, may practice self-mutilation , and may become suicidal. Psychological and emotional fallout for abused males. Abused male children show some symptoms that are particular or appear to be more pervasive in for this class of victim.
Boys suffer confusion over sexual identity and fear of homosexuality.
They display increased aggressive behavior after the abuse. There is strong denial or minimization of the impact of the abuse on the part of the parents. Emergency room records show that half of the admissions of sexual assault involving boys are violent, and that boys are more likely to be physically injured as a result of sexual assault than girls. Boys have a greater tendency than girls to re-enact their abuse by abusing other children. Ellerstein, N., and J. Canavan, Am.