Citation

Reitsema AM, Grietens H. Trauma Violence Abuse 2015; 17(3): 330-340.

Affiliation

Centre for Special Needs Education & Youth Care, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands h.grietens@rug.nl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838015584368

PMID

25951841

Abstract

We conducted an exploratory review of the current literature on child sexual abuse disclosure in everyday contexts. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of relevant publications on the process of child sexual abuse disclosure, in order to generate new directions for future research and clinical practice. The findings of the exploratory review show that disclosure is a relational process, which is renegotiated by each interaction and evolves over an extended period of time. The characteristics and reactions of the interaction partner appear to be as critical to this process as the behavior and words of children themselves. Methodological limitations of the review and the publications are discussed, as well as directions for future research and implications for practice.

Language: en