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iebe & Svedin. 2008). The use of penetration was found to make victims more likely to postpone disclosure, opposite to the results from Priebe and Svedin (2008), but in line with an older study by Arata (1998). who found that more severe forms of sexual abuse were acvvr•iated with less disclosure. P

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an, 2004; Hershkowitz et al., 2005). Therefore, children who disclose more promptly may be overrepresented in legal samples. In Sweden, Priebe and Svedin (2008) conducted a national survey of 4339 adolescents, of whom 1962 reported some form of sexual abuse (65% of girls and 23% of boys). Details of

000). Predictors of post rape medical care in a national sample of women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 19(4), 214 219. Rickert, V. I., Wiemann. C. M.. & Vaughan. R. D. (2005). Disclosure of date/acquaintance rape: Who reports and when. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 18(1).

of the child victim can act as key supports to creating an open relational context and fostering positive responses (Jensen et al., 2005; Priebe & Svedin, 2008; Schonbucher et al., 2012; Ungar et al., 20096). In particular, as children grow older, they are more likely to disclose to a peer, as shown

tency, with victims being at higher risk for delayed dis- closure if there is a close relation with the assailant (Kogan, 2004; Koss, 1988; Rickert, Wiemann, & Vaughan, 2005). In contrast, delayed disclosure is less common in victims of a stereotypical rape, i.e., rape by a stranger including a weapon