Boys are more often abused by teachers, coaches, and babysitters.

As a result of child sexual abuse at the hand of a male offender, males struggle with their sexual identity and fears of homosexuality. Men who experienced child sexual abuse find it harder to define their gender roles.

Both male victims and their parents are more likely to try to minimize the impact of the sexual abuse.

Male survivors are more likely to abuse drugs.

Boys are more likely to be sodomized than girls.

Men are more likely to experience anger and rage in the early stages of recovery, whereas their feelings of grief tend to surface later in the healing process. Men have more struggles with feelings of powerlessness, and the chances of active and violent revenge fantasies are greater.

Far fewer men than women consider their early childhood sexual experiences to be sexual abuse. Gender socialization, different physiological responses of the sexes, and culturally determined expressions of sexuality may cause boys to be neutral or positive about their sexual experiences, but the long-term effects (e.g. on self-esteem) are negative.

Male survivors carry a stigma because male victims may often feel responsible when things go wrong; this is a belief perpetuated by societal expectations that males ought to be in control of their sexual encounters and able to take care of themselves.

There is a greater chance that the abuse will take place in the home and be perpetrated by somebody related to the victim.

Female survivors are at greater risk for abusing alcohol.

Female survivors are at greater risk of being re-victimized as teenagers and young adults.

They are more likely to receive support when dealing with their recovery issues.

Compared with men, women tend to deal with their sadness and depression in the early stages of recovery, whereas their anger seems to surface later in the healing process.

Women appear to have greater difficulty in recalling specific details connected to the abusive situation.

Among victims of child sexual abuse, girls are fondled more often than boys.

Female survivors often carry more stigma than male survivors; female survivors are often blamed in whole or in part for their abuse. Others' responses to a female's abuse and their judgments can become an intrinsic part of the woman's own beliefs about what happened to her; they can have a serious impact on her self-image.

Boys and girls are more likely to be abused by someone they know, and the offender is most often a heterosexual male. The abuser often holds a position of power over the victim and is in a position of trust.

Some survivors may struggle with depression, low self-esteem, self-blame, dissatisfaction with life, anxiety, dissociation, difficulties in relationships, a tendency to be either domineering or submissive, an inability to trust oneself and others, problems defining healthy sexuality, self-destructive behaviors including suicidal ideation, difficulty dealing with anger, stress-related illnesses, addictions, eating disorders, and acting out sexually.

Those who experience child sexual abuse also often report a history of childhood physical abuse.

Survivors often carry the burden of stigma and think of themselves as being different from others. They may often see themselves as being permanently harmed or sullied.

Homophobia has a silencing effect on homosexual victims. Gay and lesbian victims not only fear disclosing their abuse, but they also fear having to "out" themselves when they tell about their abuse.

Many abusers wonder whether they will abuse others as a result of having been abused.