Citation

Collings SJ. Psychol. Rep. 2007; 100(3): 768-770.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban 4041, Republic of South Africa. collings@ukzn.ac.za

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17688091

Abstract

In a sample of 856 South African child victims of sexual abuse (M age= 10.2 yr., SD=4.2), 26% experienced nonsupportive reactions at initial disclosure, with nonsupportive reactions taking two forms, ignoring the child (16% of cases) and punishing or silencing the child (10% of cases). Nonsupportive disclosure was equally likely when the confidant was a nonoffending guardian (OR= 1.00), another family member (OR= 0.84), or a professional person (OR= 1.07) but significantly more likely in cases where the confidant was a community member (OR=3.41).

Language: en