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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

ing disclosure. Evidence suggests that young children are at higher risk for delayed disclosure than adolescents (Kogan. 2004: SchOnbucher, Maier, Mohler-Kuo. Schnyder. & Landoll. 2012). Thus, various rape and victim-related character- istics have been found to be associated with timing of disclosure. T

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

ectively report having experienced CSA, official incidence estimates indicate only 1 per 250 children. In a survey of Swiss child services, Maier, Mohler-Kuo, Landholt, Schnyder, and Jud (2013) fur- ther found 2.68 cases per 1,000 of CSA disclosures, while in a recent comprehensive review McElvaney (2015)

ectively report having experienced CSA, official incidence estimates indicate only 1 per 250 children. In a survey of Swiss child services, Maier, Mohler-Kuo, Landholt, Schnyder, and Jud (2013) fur- ther found 2.68 cases per 1,000 of CSA disclosures, while in a recent comprehensive review McElvaney (2015)

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