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100			_aPolkington, Vita _913891
245			_aBarriers and facilitators for sexual trauma disclosure in boys and men : _ba systematic review _cVita Polkington, Sarah Bendall, Simon Rice, Michael Salter, Michael J. Wilson and Zac Seidler
260			_bSage, _c2025
500			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2025, First published online,, 23 March 2025
520			_aDisclosing sexual trauma can support recovery and healing for victim-survivors. Despite evidence indicating low disclosure rates and long disclosure delays in sexual trauma-exposed boys and men, little is known about factors impacting disclosure in this group. A systematic review was conducted to consolidate evidence surrounding barriers, facilitators, and predictors of disclosure likelihood and timing in boys and men following sexual trauma (i.e., sexual abuse, assaults, and coercion). Disclosure included formal reporting, help-seeking, and discussions with social supports. Four electronic databases (PsycINFO, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Medline) were searched and 69 articles (42 qualitative, 25 quantitative, two mixed-methods) were included, representing 10,517 sexual trauma-exposed boys and men and 297 supports of sexual trauma-exposed boys and men (e.g., police, mental health practitioners). Barriers and facilitators were mapped according to levels of the social ecology. Boys’ and men’s understanding of, and responses to, sexual trauma were informed by perceived masculine norm violations and minimal public acknowledgement and validation of their trauma. These factors were compounded by a dearth of appropriate supports and practitioner knowledge. Assessed predictors of disclosure outcomes were highly variable, indicating limited theoretical understanding of factors likely to impact disclosure and need for greater methodological rigor and integration of theory into this domain. Scholarship remains biased towards disclosure barriers, with little emphasis on strengths-based factors that support help-seeking. Findings highlight impacts of gender socialisation processes on long-term experiences of sexual trauma. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed, including need for greater awareness and support for sexual trauma-exposed boys and men. (Authors' abstract). Record #9206
650			_aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE _946
650			_aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE _9121
650			_aDISCLOSURE _9199
650			_aHELP-SEEKING _95453
650			_aMEN _9375
650			_aRAWEKE TAMARIKI _95562
650			_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aSYSTEMATIC REVIEWS _93140
650			_aTĀNE _93326
650			_aTAITŌKAI _95943
650			_aTAMARIKI _9597
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651			_aAUSTRALIA _92597
700			_aBendall, Sarah _913893
700			_aRice, Simon _913972
700			_aSalter, Michael _92992
700			_aWilson, Michael J. _913895
700			_aSeidler, Zac _913896
773	0		_tTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2025, First published online,, 23 March 2025
830			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse _94623
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251325210 _zdoi: 10.1177/15248380251325210 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews133
999			_c9206 _d9206