TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Gender differences in silencing following childhood sexual abuse JO - Journal of child sexual abuse A1 - O'Leary, Patrick J. A1 - Barber, J. SP - 133 EP - 143 VL - 17 IS - 2 N2 - The clinical literature commonly asserts that males are less likely than females to disclose child sexual abuse at the time it occurs and take longer to discuss their experiences. These hypotheses were tested in this study. This study included 145 men and 151 women. Participants were asked about disclosure at the time of the abuse and the length of time it took for them to discuss the experience. Comparison across these two studies found that boys were significantly less likely than girls to disclose the abuse at the time it occurred and also took significantly longer to discuss their childhood experiences later in life.

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