Memorable life events and disclosure of child sexual abuse: possibilities and challenges across diverse contexts

Allnock, Debra

dc.contributor.author	Allnock, Debra	en
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-20T12:07:17Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-20T12:07:17Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-09
dc.identifier.citation	Allnock D (2017) 'Memorable life events and disclosure of child sexual abuse: possibilities and challenges across diverse contexts', Families, Relationships and Societies 6 (2) 185-200	en
dc.identifier.issn	2046-7435
dc.identifier.doi	10.1332/204674317X14866455118142
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622022
dc.description.abstract	This article examines the relationship between memorable life events (MLEs) and disclosure of sexual abuse in childhood. The findings derive from a larger thematic and phenomenological analysis of MLEs across the life course of 12 adults with self-reported histories of child sexual abuse (CSA). Participants were recruited from the UK, but represent a diverse group in terms of age, gender, country of origin, sexuality and disability. In-depth interviews and Life History Calendars (LHCs) were used to collect a range of contextual and event-based data. Varied and unique MLEs were found to promote disclosure of sexual abuse in childhood, although this was highly contingent on context. A conceptual framework is offered as a way of navigating this relationship and contexts that can inhibit, alter or reverse decisions to disclose abuse. This research is the first known in-depth analysis of MLEs and CSA, and therefore makes an original contribution to the field.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Policy Press	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/frs/pre-prints/content-ppfrsd1500048r2;jsessionid=227aaqabrle1g.x-ic-live-03	en
dc.rights	Yellow - can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	child sexual abuse	en
dc.subject	disclosure	en
dc.subject	life events	en
dc.subject	life course	en
dc.title	Memorable life events and disclosure of child sexual abuse: possibilities and challenges across diverse contexts	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.journal	Families, Relationships and Societies	en
dc.date.updated	2017-02-20T11:55:37Z
dc.description.note	In press
html.description.abstract	This article examines the relationship between memorable life events (MLEs) and disclosure of sexual abuse in childhood. The findings derive from a larger thematic and phenomenological analysis of MLEs across the life course of 12 adults with self-reported histories of child sexual abuse (CSA). Participants were recruited from the UK, but represent a diverse group in terms of age, gender, country of origin, sexuality and disability. In-depth interviews and Life History Calendars (LHCs) were used to collect a range of contextual and event-based data. Varied and unique MLEs were found to promote disclosure of sexual abuse in childhood, although this was highly contingent on context. A conceptual framework is offered as a way of navigating this relationship and contexts that can inhibit, alter or reverse decisions to disclose abuse. This research is the first known in-depth analysis of MLEs and CSA, and therefore makes an original contribution to the field.