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Young women often times face a stigma for participating in frequent sexual activity. Whether it be engaging in sex with multiple partners, one night stands or sexual activity at an early age, women have been labeled sluts, whores or promiscuous. Individuals who label women in this way neglect to look at some of the possible motives for their behavior.

One possible explanation for hyper sexuality is child sexual abuse (CSA) trauma. Many studies have been done to examine a correlation between CSA and risky sexual behavior. Rodriguez-Srednicki, Ofelia examined the correlation of CSA in women and adult self-destructive behavior using a questionnaire. The diversity and ages of the women varied. Slightly fewer than half the women reported CSA while the remainder reported no childhood trauma. The results of the study determined that self-destructive behaviors, including hypersexuality, directly correlates with CSA in women. CSA can create sexual schemas that result in risky sexual behavior. This can play out in their sexual interactions as girls get older. The sexual behaviors of women that had experienced CSA had differed from those of women who had not. Studies show CSA survivors  have more sexual partners and engage in higher risk sexual behavior.