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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

xual abuse disclosures, and she is a researcher on the "Make Resilience Matter" project examining childhood exposure to domestic violence with Dr. Alaggia at the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. EFTA00088912 Child Abuse Review Vol. 24: 159-169 (2015) Published online

isclosure is being viewed as a dynamic, rather than static, process and described "not as a single event but rather a carefully measured process" (Alaggia, 2005, p. 455). The catalyst for this view originates from Summit (I 983) who initially conceptualized CSA disclo- sures as process based, although

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; Schonbucher, Maier, Moher-Kuo, Schnyder, & Lamdolt, 2012). Other studies simply reported average years of delay sometime

tered unsupportive responses which is high (continued) EFTA00156873 t4 Table I. (continued) Study Purpose Design Sample Findings Summary Alaggia and Kirshenbaum The objectives of the (2005) current study were to identify a broad range of factors. including family dynamics that contribut

isclosure is being viewed as a dynamic, rather than static, process and described "not as a single event but rather a carefully measured process" (Alaggia, 2005, p. 455). The catalyst for this view originates from Summit (I 983) who initially conceptualized CSA disclo- sures as process based, although

ntly of intrapersonal factors of child victims, knowledge construction has shifted to fuller social— ecological, person-in-environment explanations (Alaggia, 2010; Collin-Vezina et al., 2015; Easton et al., 2014; Hunter, 2011; Ungar, Tutty, McConnell, Barter, & Fairholm, 2009b). Social-ecological expla

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