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Characteristics of first disclosure of child sexual abuse: age, delay, recipient, and feeling of support.

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Název: Characteristics of first disclosure of child sexual abuse: age, delay, recipient, and feeling of support.
Autoři: Mathews B; School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia; Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia; Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. Electronic address: b.mathews@qut.edu.au., Finkelhor D; Crimes Against Children Research Center, Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA., Malacova E; QIMR Berghofer, Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia., Higgins DJ; Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia., Collin-Vézina D; Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Canada., Do HP; School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia; Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia.
Zdroj: Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2025 Dec; Vol. 170, pp. 107803. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 14.
Způsob vydávání: Journal Article
Jazyk: English
Informace o časopise: Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7801702 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-7757 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01452134 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Abuse Negl Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Oxford : Elsevier Science Inc
Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.
Výrazy ze slovníku MeSH: Child Abuse, Sexual*/psychology , Child Abuse, Sexual*/statistics & numerical data , Social Support* , Truth Disclosure* , Self Disclosure*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Adolescent ; Australia/epidemiology ; Young Adult ; Child ; Middle Aged ; Age Factors ; Time Factors ; Crime Victims/psychology
Abstrakt: Background: Little population-based evidence exists about the characteristics of first disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA), including age and delay.
Objective: To generate population-based evidence about the age of first disclosure, delay to first disclosure, first recipients, and feelings of support.
Participants and Setting: The Australian Child Maltreatment Study collected information about CSA victimization from a nationally representative sample of 8503 individuals aged 16 and over. CSA prevalence was 28.5 %. Almost one half of these individuals (45.2 %) had never disclosed their experience of CSA before participating in the survey. Slightly over one half (54.8 %) of these individuals had disclosed before participating, and provided information about the characteristics of their first disclosure.
Methods: We generated national estimates for age of first disclosure, delay to first disclosure, first recipients, and feeling supported, and compared results by gender and age group.
Results: Among individuals who disclosed, 70.2 % first disclosed before age 18, comprising more women (73.7 %) than men (60.4 %); and with participants aged 16-24 more likely (81.2 %) than people aged 25-44 (67.8 %) and 45 or more (68.7 %). Among individuals who disclosed, almost half (45.6 %) first disclosed within a year; the median delay was 1 year and the mean delay was 7.1 years. One in 10 people aged 25 or more (11.1 %) delayed more than 20 years. First recipients were typically mothers (30.9 %) and friends (24.9 %). Most people felt supported (79.8 %), especially those aged 16-24 (87.3 %).
Conclusions: We identified significant trends in CSA disclosure characteristics. Many people first disclose in childhood, often within a year. Yet, many only disclose in adulthood, after a long delay. While disclosure is becoming more common, measures are required to facilitate disclosure and supportive responses. Findings have implications for health, education and legal systems.
(Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Age; Child sexual abuse; Delay; Disclosure; Feelings of support; Recipients
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20251115 Date Completed: 20251129 Latest Revision: 20251129
Update Code: 20251130
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107803
PMID: 41240728
Databáze: MEDLINE
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Abstrakt:Background: Little population-based evidence exists about the characteristics of first disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA), including age and delay.<br />Objective: To generate population-based evidence about the age of first disclosure, delay to first disclosure, first recipients, and feelings of support.<br />Participants and Setting: The Australian Child Maltreatment Study collected information about CSA victimization from a nationally representative sample of 8503 individuals aged 16 and over. CSA prevalence was 28.5 %. Almost one half of these individuals (45.2 %) had never disclosed their experience of CSA before participating in the survey. Slightly over one half (54.8 %) of these individuals had disclosed before participating, and provided information about the characteristics of their first disclosure.<br />Methods: We generated national estimates for age of first disclosure, delay to first disclosure, first recipients, and feeling supported, and compared results by gender and age group.<br />Results: Among individuals who disclosed, 70.2 % first disclosed before age 18, comprising more women (73.7 %) than men (60.4 %); and with participants aged 16-24 more likely (81.2 %) than people aged 25-44 (67.8 %) and 45 or more (68.7 %). Among individuals who disclosed, almost half (45.6 %) first disclosed within a year; the median delay was 1 year and the mean delay was 7.1 years. One in 10 people aged 25 or more (11.1 %) delayed more than 20 years. First recipients were typically mothers (30.9 %) and friends (24.9 %). Most people felt supported (79.8 %), especially those aged 16-24 (87.3 %).<br />Conclusions: We identified significant trends in CSA disclosure characteristics. Many people first disclose in childhood, often within a year. Yet, many only disclose in adulthood, after a long delay. While disclosure is becoming more common, measures are required to facilitate disclosure and supportive responses. Findings have implications for health, education and legal systems.<br /> (Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
ISSN:1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107803