eprintid: 1530187 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/53/01/87 datestamp: 2017-01-19 15:12:52 lastmod: 2021-09-25 23:15:37 status_changed: 2017-01-19 15:12:52 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Leclerc, B creators_name: Wortley, R title: Predictors of victim disclosure in child sexual abuse: Additional evidence from a sample of incarcerated adult sex offenders ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F52 keywords: Child sexual offenses; Child sexual abuse; Victim disclosure note: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. abstract: The under-reporting of child sexual abuse by victims is a serious problem that may prolong the suffering of victims and leave perpetrators free to continue offending. Yet empirical evidence indicates that victim disclosure rates are low. In this study, we perform regression analysis with a sample of 369 adult child sexual offenders to examine potential predictors of victim disclosure. Specifically, we extend the range of previously examined potential predictors of victim disclosure and investigate interaction effects in order to better capture under which circumstances victim disclosure is more likely. The current study differs from previous studies in that it examines the impact of victim and offense variables on victim disclosure from the perspective of the offender. In line with previous studies, we found that disclosure increased with the age of the victim and if penetration had occurred. In addition, we found that disclosure increased when the victim came from a non-dysfunctional family and resisted the abuse. The presence of an interaction effect highlighted the impact of the situation on victim disclosure. This effect indicated that as victims get older, they are more likely to disclose the abuse when they are not living with the offender at the time of abuse, but less likely to do so when they are living with the offender at the time of abuse. These findings are discussed in relation to previous studies and the need to facilitate victim disclosure. date: 2015-05 date_type: published official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.003 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1035622 doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.003 lyricists_name: Wortley, Richard lyricists_id: RKWOR37 actors_name: Wortley, Richard actors_id: RKWOR37 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Child Abuse & Neglect volume: 43 pagerange: 104-111 issn: 0145-2134 citation: Leclerc, B; Wortley, R; (2015) Predictors of victim disclosure in child sexual abuse: Additional evidence from a sample of incarcerated adult sex offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect , 43 pp. 104-111. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.003>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1530187/1/Leclerc%20%26%20Wortley%202015%20Predictors%20of%20disclosure.pdf