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to identify a broad range of factors. including family dynamics that contribute to or hinder a child's ability co disclose CSA Alaggia (2005) Collings. Griffiths. and Karnak. (2005). The study purpose was CO qualitatively explore dynamics that impede or promote disclosure by examining a range

f adults reporting never having had a sexual abuse complaint filed with investigative authorities as a child or an adolescent (i.e., Hunter, 20 II; Gagnier & Collin-Vezina, 2016; Sorsoli, Kia-Keating, & Grossman, 2008; Ungar et al., 20096). With children and youth under the ages of 18 distinct patterns emerged. First

C. It, & Laumann, E. O. (1997). Sexual contact between children and adults: A life course perspective. American Socio logical Review, 62, 540 560. Collings, S. J., Griffiths, S., & Kuntalo, M. (2005). Patterns of disclo sure in child sexual abuse. South African Journal of Psychology, 35,270 285. Colli

of adults reporting never having had a sexual abuse complaint filed with investigative authorities as a child or an adolescent (i.e., Hunter, 2011; Gagnier & Collin-Vezina, 2016; Sorsoli, Kia-Keating, & Grossman, 2008; Ungar et al., 20096). With children and youth under the ages of 18 distinct patterns emerged. First

n follow-up research by Hunter (2011), and through an extensive file review that used Alaggia's (2004) disclosure framework to analyze their data (Collings et al., 2005) for verification. Interpersonal factors have also emerged in regard to certain family characteristics as disclosure barriers. Familie

focused on CSA disclosures with male victims, since males have been an under- studied population (Alaggia, 2005; Easton, 2013; Easton et al., 2014; Gagnier & Collin-Vezina, 2016). Most investigations that sampled both sexes show females outweighing male parti- cipants. Although women are at double the risk of being sub