The sample in this study consists of Icelandic adolescents who participated in a study called Youth in Iceland 2004, which was conducted in all Icelandic secondary schools.
Úrtakið í rannsókninni samanstóð af íslenskum unglingum sem tóku þátt í rannsókninni Ungt fólk THE EFFECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE ON SELF-ESTEEM 4 2004, rannsóknin fór fram í öllum íslenskum framhaldsskólum.