Nazir, Saba2017-10-122017-10-122016https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2151Supervised by:Azher Hameed QamarThe study was carried out to explore the perception of young adults, men and women about child sexual abuse. 8participants were contacted, who were educated, well informed and willing to talk about the issue. They were interviewed. An interview guide was prepared consist of 12 questions. Through a descriptive content analysis, themes were emerged and these were grouped in three main categories. The findingsof present study having evidence with western research as it is stated that sexual offenders against children are inadequate in their social functioning and diverse in their psychopathology.enChild abuseCrimes against childrenM.Sc Psychology ThesisThesis