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ents: A qualitative in depth study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27, 3486 3513. doi:10.1177/0886260512445380 Smith, D. W., Letoumeau, E. J., Saunders, B. E., Kilpatrick, D. G., Resnick, II. S., & Best, C. L. (2000). Delay in disclosure of child hood rape: Results from a national survey. Child Abu

r the abuse, and perce v ng (continued) EFTA00088903 Table 1. (tont nued) Study Purpose Des gn Samp e F nd ngs Summary Sm th. Letourneau. Saunders, K patrck. Resn ck. and Best (2000) The study focus was to gather data from a arge samp e of women about the ength of t me women who were rap

& Romito, 2004; Easton, 2013; Goodman-Brown, Edelstein, Goodman, Jones, & Gordon, 2003; Hershkowitz, Lanes, & Lamb; 2007; Jonzon & Lindblad, 2004; McElvaney, 2015; Smith et al., 2000). Incidence studies in the United States and Canada report decreasing CSA rates (Fallon et al., 2015; Finkelhor, Shattuc

riences in childhood or adolescence in a sub-sample (n = 263 adolescent women, aged 12 to 17) of the National Survey of Adolescents (Kilpatrick and Saunders, 1995) in the USA — a nationally representative study. Kogan's results can be summarised as follows: immediate disclosure (within I month) 43 per c

on of disclosure in informal settings (when disclosure is made to a friend or family member), some qualitative studies have described this process. McElvaney (2008) quoted one teenage girl who described hinting to her mother prior to disclosing the experience: 'I didn't tell her what happened but I was s

ing (continued) EFTA00156878 Table I. (continued) Study Purpose Design Sample Findings Summary Smith. Letourneau. The study focus was co Saunders. Kilpatrick, gather data from a Resnick. and Best large sample of women (2000) about the length of dme women who were raped before age IS del

closures with research showing a large number of survivors only dis- closing in adulthood (Collin-Vezina et al., 2015; Easton, 2013; Ilunter, 2011; McElvaney, 2015; Smith et al., 2000), these issues should be a concern for practitioners, policy makers, and the general public (McElvaney, 2015). The longer