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found that delays in disclosure are longer for those abused within the family (Sjoberg and Lindblad, 2002; Goodman-Brown et at, 2003; Kogan, 2004; Hershkowitz et at, 2005). Therefore, children who disclose more promptly may be overrepresented in legal samples. In Sweden, Priebe and Svedin (2008) conducte

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Contspondence to: Rosaleat McElvaney. 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 McEl

would delineate a disclosure as delayed varied widely across studies, wherein some studies viewed I week or I month as a delayed disclosure (i.e., Hershkowitz et al., 2007; Kogan, 2004; Schembucher, Maier, Moher-Kuo, Schnyder, & Lamdolt, 2012). Other studies simply reported average years of delay sometime

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Correspondence to: Rosalccn McElvancy, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University. Glama•in, Dublin 9. Ireland. E-mail: rosaleen.mcelvancygdcwie Rosaleen McElvaney School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University,

ionship with the perpetrator are considerable factors in CSA disclosure, age is consistently a stronger predictor of disclosure (or nondisclosure) (Hershko- witz et al., 2005; Leclerc & Wortley, 2015). Third, younger children who disclose are more likely to do so in an interview situation or other environmen

abuse, given the implications for child protection, social justice and •Correspondence to: Rosaleen McElvaney. School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University. Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Ireland. E-mail: rosaleen.mcelvaneygdcu.ie Rosaleen McElvaney School of Nursing and Human Sciences. Dublin City University,