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peers play in the disclosure process through noticing signs of psychological distress and asking young people about their psychological wellbeing (Collings et at, 2005; Jensen et at, 2005; McElvaney et al., 2012). More emphasis is therefore needed on providing opportunities for children and young peopl

aney. School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University. Glasnevin. Dublin 9. Iceland. E-mail: [email protected] Copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Accepted: 17 February 2013 Rosaleen McElvaney School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University. Dublin. Ireland `The importance of

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

within I month 19% 9% Told within I year 12% 11% Delayed telling more than 1 year 19% 47% Never told before survey 26% 28% Copydght 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Child Abuse Rev. Vol. 24: 159 169 (2016) DOI: 10.1002/car EFTA00088914 Disclosure Patterns in Child Sexual Abuse 161 disclosure are higher in

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

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