Gender differences in silencing following childhood sexual abuse
Gender differences in silencing following childhood sexual abuse
The clinical literature commonly asserts that males are less likely than females to disclose child sexual abuse at the time it occurs and take longer to discuss their experiences. These hypotheses were tested in this study. This study included 145 men and 151 women. Participants were asked about disclosure at the time of the abuse and the length of time it took for them to discuss the experience. Comparison across these two studies found that boys were significantly less likely than girls to disclose the abuse at the time it occurred and also took significantly longer to discuss their childhood experiences later in life.
child sexual abuse, disclosure, gender differences, male victims
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O'Leary, P.
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Barber, J.
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May 2008
O'Leary, P.
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Barber, J.
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O'Leary, P. and Barber, J.
(2008)
Gender differences in silencing following childhood sexual abuse.
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 17 (2), .
(doi:10.1080/10538710801916416).
Abstract
The clinical literature commonly asserts that males are less likely than females to disclose child sexual abuse at the time it occurs and take longer to discuss their experiences. These hypotheses were tested in this study. This study included 145 men and 151 women. Participants were asked about disclosure at the time of the abuse and the length of time it took for them to discuss the experience. Comparison across these two studies found that boys were significantly less likely than girls to disclose the abuse at the time it occurred and also took significantly longer to discuss their childhood experiences later in life.
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Published date: May 2008
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child sexual abuse, disclosure, gender differences, male victims
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Local EPrints ID: 154531
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154531
ISSN: 1053-8712
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