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and avoidance coping. It is con- ceivable that they delay their disclosure as a result of rape-induced psychological distress (Starzynski. Ullman, Filipas. & Townsend, 2005), not necessarily the severity of the assault. Although the final model showed acceptable goodness of fit, the percentage of exp

al Severity Index (GSI) can be used as a summary of the test and reflects the severity of all answered statements as a global measure of distress. Cronbach's x has been found to range from 0.73 to 0.97. For the purpose of the study. only the GSI was analysed. Data analyses To compare demographic and p

usal, and Other Child-Specific Reactions consist of 7, 11. 6, and 10 items, respectively. The reli- ability of this instrument is good to excellent (Cronbach's a 0.92 for total score. 0.79 for Intrusion. 0.77 for Avoidance, 0.71 for Arousal; Alisic & Michel-. 2010). For the purpose of the study, only th

0). Delay in disclosure of childhood rape: Results from a national survey. Child Abuse & Neglect. 24(2), 273 287. Starzynski, L. L, Ullman• S. E.. Filipas. H. H.. & Townsend, S. M. (2005). Correlates of women's sexual assault disclosure to informal and formal support sources. Violence and Victims, 20,

and avoidance coping. It is con- ceivable that they delay their disclosure as a result of rape-induced psychological distress (Starzynski, Ullman, Filipas, & Townsend, 2005), not necessarily the severity of the assault. Although the final model showed acceptable goodness of fit, the percentage of exp

usal, and Other Child-Specific Reactions consist of 7, 11, 6, and 10 items, respectively. The reli- ability of this instrument is good to excellent (Cronbach's a 0.92 for total score, 0.79 for Intrusion, 0.77 for Avoidance, 0.71 for Arousal; Alisic & Kleber, 2010). For the purpose of the study, only the

es- tionnaire, assessing cognitive, affective, and behavioural symptoms of depression. The Dutch CDI has a satisfac- tory internal consistency, with Cronbach's a ranging between 0.71 and 0.89 (Timbremont & Braet, 2002). Behavioural problems The Youth Self-Report (YSR; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) was us

ervices and report to the police than early disclosers is in line with previous studies in adult women (Ahrens et al., 2010; Ullman, 1996; Ullman & Filipas, 2001). It suggests that disclosure latency is important for public health and safety, as delayed disclosure may not only impede reception of prop