Abstract
This study identifies characteristics of alleged child abuse victims that are associated with delayed disclosure of abuse. The database includes all alleged victims investigated in Israel between 1998 and 2004. Analyses suggest that most children delay disclosure and that delay is associated with type of abuse, child's age and gender, relationship to suspect and characteristics of abusive event.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 444-450 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Child abuse
- Delay
- Disclosure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
