5.51 INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION AND DISCLOSURE PATTERNS OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the pattern of the disclosure and to elucidate the factors related to the involuntary disclosure patterns of sexual abuse in children and adolescent victims. Methods: Data were collected on 162 participants who visited a public center for sexually...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 55; no. 10; p. S200
Main Authors Hong, Minha, MD, Cho, Seong-Jin, PhD, Bae, Seung-Min, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Abuse
Adolescents
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child sexual abuse
Children
Cognitive ability
Disability
Disclosure
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual functioning
Intelligence
Involuntary
Learning disabilities
Legal Aid
Medical records
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Regression analysis
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Victims
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Summary:Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the pattern of the disclosure and to elucidate the factors related to the involuntary disclosure patterns of sexual abuse in children and adolescent victims. Methods: Data were collected on 162 participants who visited a public center for sexually abused children and adolescent between January of 2013 and December of 2014. The medical records of the victims were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Eighty-one (50.0 percent) subjects made a disclosure of sexual abuse voluntarily. In this group, the revelation was most commonly made to a parent. On the contrary, involuntary disclosure was mainly made by nonfamily adults. On the regression analysis, factor affecting involuntary disclosure was intelligence of the victim. Moreover, the group that displayed below average intelligence, especially subjects in the group with borderline intellectual functioning, tended to disclose their history of abuse less voluntarily than the subjects with normal intelligence. Conclusions: We suggest that special legal assistance and social concern be required for children and adolescents with borderline intellectual functioning not only with intellectual disability to prevent sexual abuse.
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ISSN:0890-8567
1527-5418
DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2016.09.309