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040 _aAFVC
100 _aSorsoli, Lynn
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245 _a"I keep that hush-hush" :
_bmale survivors of sexual abuse and the challenges of disclosure
_cLynn Sorsoli, Maryam Kia-Keating and Frances K. Grossman
260 _bAmerican Psychological Association,
_c2008
500 _aJournal of Counseling Psychology, 2008, 55(3), 333-345.
520 _aDisclosure is a prominent variable in child sexual abuse research, but little research has examined male disclosure experiences. Sixteen male survivors of childhood sexual abuse were interviewed regarding experiences of disclosure. Analytic techniques included a grounded theory approach to coding and the use of conceptually clustered matrices. Participants described distinct personal (e.g., lack of cognitive awareness, intentional avoidance, emotional readiness, and shame), relational (e.g., fears about negative repercussions, isolation), and sociocultural (e.g., lack of acceptance for men to experience or acknowledge victimization) reasons for their struggles with disclosure. These results highlight that barriers to disclosure exist in multiple domains of experience and are encountered across the lifespan. Implications for future research and clinical interventions are discussed. (Authors' abstract). Record 6217
650 _aABUSED MEN
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650 5 _946
_aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aCHILDREN
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650 _aDISCLOSURE
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650 5 _9399
_aNARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
650 _aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
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651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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700 _aKia-Keating, Maryam
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700 _aGrossman, Frances K.
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773 0 _tJournal of Counseling Psychology, 2008, 55(3), 333-345.
830 _aJournal of Counseling Psychology
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856 _uhttp://www.traumacenter.org/products/pdf_files/i_keep_that_hush_hush.pdf
856 _uhttps://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0022-0167.55.3.333
_yRead abstract
942 _2ddc
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