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Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse Among Adult Male Survivors
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“Male victims of CSA are often forgotten and seem almost invisible as their plight is so infrequently discussed (Easton, 2013;Alaggia, & Mishna, 2014).”
From The Disclosure Experiences of Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors (2016) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
In the citing paper
“CSA has numerous consequences and has long lasting effects on victims throughout their life span, often leaving them with a sense of loss, and stigmatization (Alaggia, 2005;Easton, 2013).”
From The Disclosure Experiences of Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors (2016) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
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“Although the majority of the men in the study disclosed in adulthood, those that told as children generally received negative responses.”
From The Disclosure Experiences of Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors (2016) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
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“Those who disclosed in adulthood on average delayed telling for more than 20 years.”
From The Disclosure Experiences of Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors (2016) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
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“The author further noted that the responses survivors received when they disclosed could greatly impact personal outcomes.”
From The Disclosure Experiences of Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors (2016) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
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“Disclosing abuse is a crucial step for survivors of all genders, as it is often made to individuals they trust and share intimacy with [33, 42, 49].”
In the citing paper
“research continues to show high rates of delayed disclosures”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
In the citing paper
“Older age and being abused by a family member were both related to delays in disclosure.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
In the citing paper
“However, unhelpful responses caused most mental distress.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
In the citing paper
“Most participants who told someone during childhood did not receive emotionally supportive or protective responses and the helpfulness of responses across the life span was mixed.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
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“Approximately one half of the participants first told about the sexual abuse to a spouse/partner (27%) or a mental health professional (20%); 42% of participants reported that their most helpful discussion was with a mental health professional.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
In the citing paper
“Delays in telling were significant periods of time (over 20 years).”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton (2013)
In the citing paper
“research showing a large number of survivors only disclosing in adulthood”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
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“Disclosure is now generally accepted as a complex and lifelong process, with current trends showing that CSA disclosures are too often delayed until adulthood”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
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“In addition, relationship with perpetrator is a factor whereby research indicates that disclosure is made more difficult when the perpetrator is a family member or close to the family”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
In the citing paper
“A number of studies have recently focused on CSA disclosures with male victims, since males have been an understudied population”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
In the citing paper
“A second pattern which emerged is that rates of disclosure increase with age, especially into adulthood, which is supported by persistent findings of high rates of delayed disclosure reported later in the life course by adult survivors”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
In the citing paper
“Internal factors that facilitate disclosures include symptoms that become unbearable, getting older with increased developmental efficacy, and realizing that an offence was committed (Collin-Vézina et al., 2015; Crisma et al., 2004; Easton, 2013; Hershkowitz et al. 2007; McElavaney, Greene, & Hogan, 2014; Schaeffer et al., 2011).”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Easton, 2013
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“The analysis followed the stages of IPA described by Smith et al. [42]: reading, exploratory notes, constructing experiential statements, seeking relationships and clustering into personal experiential themes, and grouping to identify group experiential themes.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Easton, S. D.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Easton, Scott D.
- ORCID
- Easton, Scott D.
- Venue
- Clinical Social Work Journal
- Published
- 2012-10-12
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 344-355
- ISSN
- 0091-1674 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3343
- OpenAlex
- W2069673615
- Cited by
- 172
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 3.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Clinical Social Work Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- child sexual abuse, male survivors, disclosure of abuse, delayed disclosure, incest, mental health, lifespan development, stigma, clinical social work, professional training
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