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040 _aAFVC
100 _aMcGill, Lucy
_910895
245 _aAdult and adolescent disclosures of child sexual abuse :
_ba comparative analysis
_cLucy McGill and Rosaleen McElvaney
260 _bSage,
_c2022
500 _aJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, First published online, 28 April 2022
520 _aThe recent attention focused on child sexual abuse (CSA) disclosure pathways has highlighted complex psychological processes that influence disclosure both for children and adults. Some authors have suggested that such processes may differ between children and adults yet few studies have examined distinct samples within the same study. This paper addresses this gap by exploring adolescent (n = 20) and adult (n = 10) experiences of disclosure of childhood sexual abuse. Interviews were conducted with both samples, using the same interview schedule and a comparative analysis was conducted of the key themes identified from a grounded theory analysis. Those themes that were found to be common to both samples included pressure cooker effect, telling would make it worse, and self-blame. Themes that were found to be more prevalent in the adolescent sample included police/court involvement, concern for other children, being asked, and peer influence. It is suggested that such potential differences reflect the changing social context over the past few decades which is characterised by increased awareness of sexual abuse as a crime and the risks of recidivism of offenders. (Authors' abstract). Record #7631
650 _aADOLESCENTS
_943
650 _aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
_946
650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
_9121
650 0 _aVOICES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
_99758
650 _aDISCLOSURE
_9199
650 _aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
_99763
650 _aYOUNG PEOPLE
_9660
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
651 _aIRELAND
_93457
700 _aMcElvaney, Rosaleen
_97634
773 0 _tJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, First published online, 28 April 2022
830 _aJournal of Interpersonal Violence
_94621
856 _uhttp://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221088278
_zDOI: 10.1177/08862605221088278 (Open access)
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE
_hpānui-april-2022