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Title
Gender differences in children's disclosures and legal narratives of sexual abuse
Description
Legal narratives obtained from forensic interviews of twenty sexually abused children were analyzed concerning gender differences in disclosure patterns and narrative elaboration. Quantitative analysis of the children's disclosure of sexual abuse revealed that boys made prompted disclosures to caretakers, primarily mothers. Girls more often made purposeful disclosures, and revealed the abuse to caretakers as well as other supportive individuals. Quantitative analysis of the children's forensic interviews revealed that girls provided more coherent, elaborate, structured, and contextually detailed narratives than boys did. Children's accounts of their disclosures were qualitatively analyzed. Results indicated that fear was the primary reason children delayed abuse disclosure. Qualitative analysis also found that the children's narratives revealed several common themes including themes of force and resistance. Implications for legal interventions on behalf of children and the effectiveness of abuse prevention programs were discussed.
Date Created
2011
Contributors
- Dutton, Wendy Allison, 1960- (Author)
- Adelman, Madelaine (Thesis advisor)
- Durfee, Alesha (Committee member)
- Krysik, Judy (Committee member)
- Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
viii, 211 p
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8922
Statement of Responsibility
Wendy A. Dutton
Description Source
Viewed on April 11, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2011
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188)
Field of study: Justice studies
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- 2021-08-30 01:54:59
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