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Trends in children's disclosure of abuse in Israel: A national study
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Objective To identify characteristics of suspected child abuse victims that are associated with disclosure and nondisclosure during formal investigations. Methodology The database included all suspected cases of physical and sexual abuse investigated in the state of Israel between 1998 and 2002. All investigative interviews were conducted using a single standardized protocol, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Investigative Interview Protocol. Findings Overall, 65% of the 26,446 children made allegations when interviewed, but rates of disclosure were greater in the case of sexual (71%) than physical (61%) abuse. Children of all ages were less likely to disclose/allege abuse when a parent was the suspected perpetrator. Rates of disclosure/allegation increased as children grew older, with 50% of the 3- to 6-year-olds, 67% of the 7- to 10-year-olds, and 74% of the 11- to 14-year-olds disclosing abuse when questioned. Conclusions Although most interviews of suspected victims yielded allegations, such rates of disclosure varied systematically depending on the nature of the alleged offences, the relationship between alleged victims and suspected perpetrators, and the age of the suspected victims. The findings obtained in this large and unselected data set confirm patterns previously reported in smaller and quite selective samples, most of them obtained in the United States.
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“Victims of intrafamilial abuse when the offender is a parent, caregiver, significant family member, or someone in a family-like role are less likely to disclose immediately or at all in childhood/adolescence because of obvious power differentials and dependency needs (Collings et al., 2005; Dumont et al., 2014; Hershkowitz et al., 2005; Kogan, 2004; Leclerc & Wortley, 2015; Paine & Hansen, 2002;”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz et al., 2005
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“Disclosure rates increased as children grew older: 50% with 3- to 6-year-olds, 67% of the 7- to 10-year-olds, and 74% of the 11- to 14-year-olds disclosed abuse when questioned”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Overall findings indicated that rates of disclosure varied systematically depending on the nature of the alleged offences, the relationship between alleged victims and suspected perpetrators, and the age of the suspected victims.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Analyses only involved cases that had come to the attention of official agencies, making it difficult to determine how many of abuse take place without ever triggering any kind of official investigation”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Overall, 65% of the 26,446 children made allegations when interviewed.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Rates of disclosure were greater for sexual abuse (71%) over physical abuse (61%).”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Children of all ages were less likely to disclose/allege abuse when a parent was the suspected perpetrator.”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz, Horowitz, and Lamb (2005).
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“Moreover, this and other studies strongly suggest disclosures are more likely to occur within a dialogical context—activated by discussions of abuse or prevention forums providing information about sexual abuse”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz et al., 2005
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“Third, younger children who disclose are more likely to do so in an interview situation or other environment that provides prompts or questions about sexual abuse”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz et al., 2005
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“While gender and relationship with the perpetrator are considerable factors in CSA disclosure, age is consistently a stronger predictor of disclosure (or nondisclosure)”
From Facilitators and Barriers to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Disclosures: A Research Update (2000–2016) (2019) · cites this paper as Hershkowitz et al., 2005
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hershkowitz, I., Horowitz, D., & Lamb, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Haifa (IL)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lamb, Michael E.
- ORCID
- Lamb, Michael E.
- Venue
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-11
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1203-1214
- ISSN
- 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2043031689
- Cited by
- 232
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 7.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Keywords
- child abuse disclosure, non-disclosure, child abuse investigation, physical abuse, sexual abuse, investigative interviewing, victim age, child victims, Israel
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Criminology, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Israel, Male, Self Disclosure
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