Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice
Background: This study covers Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors who had never disclosed the abuse until their psychiatric interview. There is a clear lack of understanding of which factors contribute to delays in the disclosure of CSA. Thus, we aimed to examine the risk factors and sociodemographic...
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| description | Background: This study covers Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors who had never disclosed the abuse until their psychiatric interview. There is a clear lack of understanding of which factors contribute to delays in the disclosure of CSA. Thus, we aimed to examine the risk factors and sociodemographic variables that may inhibit CSA disclosures.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the files of patients who presented to a child and adolescent psychiatry clinic with diferent complaints between 2010 and 2020 in a tertiary hospital. All of these sexual assaults were ofcially reported by a child and adolescent psychiatrist to the competent authorities.
Results: The mean period of time from abuse to disclosure was 28.4 ± 32.5 months. The time from abuse to disclosure was significantly negatively correlated with mothers’ education years (r=−.430, P < .01) and with the age of onset of sexual abuse (r=−.589, P < .001). Results of multiple linear regression showed that female sex and the earlier age of onset of sexual abuse were significant predictors of increased duration from abuse to disclosure.
Conclusion: Our results provide insights into several risks that may afect the time from abuse to disclosure for CSA survivors. Studies with larger samples are needed to understand the factors afecting the time from abuse to disclosure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a9d2d93163b54b7884aece1e18c1230f2024-12-11T06:44:11ZengAtatürk UniversityEurasian Journal of Medicine1308-87422024-10-0156316316910.5152/eurasianjmed.2024.24441Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in PracticeHicran Doğru0İbrahim Selçuk Esin1Ahmet Nezih Kök2Onur Burak Dursun3Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, TürkiyeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, TürkiyeDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, TürkiyeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences International School of Medicine, Istanbul, TürkiyeBackground: This study covers Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors who had never disclosed the abuse until their psychiatric interview. There is a clear lack of understanding of which factors contribute to delays in the disclosure of CSA. Thus, we aimed to examine the risk factors and sociodemographic variables that may inhibit CSA disclosures. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the files of patients who presented to a child and adolescent psychiatry clinic with diferent complaints between 2010 and 2020 in a tertiary hospital. All of these sexual assaults were ofcially reported by a child and adolescent psychiatrist to the competent authorities. Results: The mean period of time from abuse to disclosure was 28.4 ± 32.5 months. The time from abuse to disclosure was significantly negatively correlated with mothers’ education years (r=−.430, P < .01) and with the age of onset of sexual abuse (r=−.589, P < .001). Results of multiple linear regression showed that female sex and the earlier age of onset of sexual abuse were significant predictors of increased duration from abuse to disclosure. Conclusion: Our results provide insights into several risks that may afect the time from abuse to disclosure for CSA survivors. Studies with larger samples are needed to understand the factors afecting the time from abuse to disclosure.https://www.eajm.org/en/clinical-and-sociodemographic-characteristics-that-may-affect-delays-in-child-sexual-abuse-disclosures-ten-years-in-practice-133579 |
| spellingShingle | Hicran Doğru İbrahim Selçuk Esin Ahmet Nezih Kök Onur Burak Dursun Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice Eurasian Journal of Medicine |
| title | Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice |
| title_full | Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice |
| title_short | Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics that May Affect Delays in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Ten Years in Practice |
| title_sort | clinical and sociodemographic characteristics that may affect delays in child sexual abuse disclosures ten years in practice |
| url | https://www.eajm.org/en/clinical-and-sociodemographic-characteristics-that-may-affect-delays-in-child-sexual-abuse-disclosures-ten-years-in-practice-133579 |
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