Disclosure rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) to both social supports and law enforcement are concerningly low, although more research is needed to understand factors that impact disclosure. Thus, the present study examined rates of informal (i.e., to a social support) and formal (i.e., to law enforcement) disclosure of CSA, as well as victims' self‐reported experiences with telling others about their own abuse and their perceptions of the overall advantages and disadvantages of disclosure. In all, 76 undergraduate women (who collectively experienced 105 instances of abuse) participated in a semi‐structured interview regarding their history of CSA. Results revealed that approximately 50% of cases involved the victim informally disclosing, and only 10% of cases being formally disclosed to authorities. The quantitative and qualitative data shed light on a number of factors that lead victims to not disclose, as well as the identification of factors that may promote a victim to share their abuse with others. The implications for improved prevention and responses to CSA disclosure are discussed.

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为什么性虐待儿童的受害者不告诉任何人他们的虐待情况？探索阻止和促进披露的因素

尽管需要更多的研究来了解影响披露的因素，但儿童对社会支持和执法部门的性虐待（CSA）披露率仍然很低。因此，本研究考察了非正式（即得到社会支持）和正式（即对执法）公开CSA的比率，以及受害者自我报告的经历，这些经历告诉了其他人自己遭受虐待和对他人的看法。披露的整体利弊。总共有76名女大学生（共经历过105次虐待）参加了有关其CSA历史的半结构化访谈。结果显示，约有50％的案件涉及受害者的非正式披露，只有10％的案件被正式披露给当局。定量和定性数据揭示了导致受害者不愿披露的许多因素，以及确定了可能促使受害者与他人分享虐待行为的因素。讨论了改善预防和对CSA披露的反应的含义。