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Exploring the disclosure of child sexual abuse with alleged victims and their parents

Hershkowitz, Irit, Lanes, Omer, Lamb, Michael E.·2007·Child Abuse & Neglect

DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.004

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Objective The goal of the present study was to examine how children disclosed sexual abuse by alleged perpetrators who were not family members. Methodology Thirty alleged victims of sexual abuse and their parents were interviewed. The children were interviewed using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol by six experienced youth investigators. The same principles were followed when the parents were asked to describe in detail what had happened since the abusive incidents. The statements made by the children and parents were then content analyzed. Major characteristics of the children's and parents' reported behaviors were identified by two independent raters. Findings More than half (53%) of the children delayed disclosure for between 1 week and 2 years, fewer than half first disclosed to their parents, and over 40% did not disclose spontaneously but did so only after they were prompted; 50% of the children reported feeling afraid or ashamed of their parents' responses, and their parents indeed tended to blame the children or act angrily. The disclosure process varied depending on the children's ages, the severity and frequency of abuse, the parents' expected reactions, the suspects' identities, and the strategies they had used to foster secrecy. Conclusions The children's willingness to disclose abuse to their parents promptly and spontaneously decreased when they expected negative reactions, especially when the abuse was more serious. A strong correlation between predicted and actual parental reactions suggested that the children anticipated their parents' likely reactions very well.

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Authors: Hershkowitz, I., Lanes, O., & Lamb, M. E.
Affiliations: University of Haifa (IL)
Tel Aviv University (IL)
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author: Hershkowitz, Irit
ORCID: Hershkowitz, Irit
Lamb, Michael E.
Venue: Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2007-02
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 111-123
ISSN: 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.004
OpenAlex: W1995449367
Cited by: 400
References: 62
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 16
FWCI: 11.28
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
Keywords: child sexual abuse, disclosure, delayed disclosure, parental reactions, shame, fear, secrecy, child victims, abuse severity
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Israel, Male, Parents, Truth Disclosure, Crime Victims

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