Victimized children’s perceptions of the severity of abusive incidents have been found to be associated with their willingness to disclose. However, the relationship between perceptions, disclosure, and coping processes of abused Indian adolescents, has rarely been studied. To explore the roles of emotional reactions associated with disclosure, and potency on individuals’ perception of the severity of abusive incidents, reluctance to disclose, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. A randomly selected sample, consisting of 324 adolescents (aged 12 to 16) in Kolkata, India was included. Of these, 170 adolescents disclosed incidents of abuse last year. Data were analyzed by conditional process modeling. A moderated mediation analysis ( n = 170) revealed that the overall perception of the severity of abusive incidents predicted greater reluctance to disclose ( B = .63, p < .0001) through heightened emotional reactions, especially with a higher potency level ( B = .07, p < .05; B = .1, p < .05). Potency moderated ( B = −.02, p = .01) the effect of reluctance on posttraumatic stress symptoms. When tested on the entire sample (324) the results replicated the sub-sample (170). Adolescents revealed similar results irrespective of their exposure. The reluctance to disclose abuse is discussed from an Indian cultural and societal perspective.

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情绪反应和效力在应对印度青少年虐待经历中的作用

已发现受害儿童对虐待事件严重性的看法与他们披露的意愿有关。然而，很少有人研究受虐待的印度青少年的感知、披露和应对过程之间的关系。探讨与披露相关的情绪反应的作用，以及个人对虐待事件严重性、不愿披露和创伤后压力症状的感知的效力。随机选择的样本由印度加尔各答的 324 名青少年（12 至 16 岁）组成。其中，去年有 170 名青少年披露了虐待事件。通过条件过程建模分析数据。一项适度的中介分析 (n = 170) 显示，对虐待事件严重性的总体看法预测，通过增强的情绪反应，尤其是在更高的效力水平 (B = .07，p < .05；B = .1，p < .05）。效力缓和（B = -.02，p = .01）不情愿对创伤后应激症状的影响。当对整个样品 (324) 进行测试时，结果复制了子样品 (170)。无论暴露于何种环境，青少年都显示出类似的结果。从印度文化和社会的角度讨论不愿披露虐待行为。01）不情愿对创伤后应激症状的影响。当对整个样品 (324) 进行测试时，结果复制了子样品 (170)。无论暴露于何种环境，青少年都显示出类似的结果。从印度文化和社会的角度讨论不愿披露虐待行为。01）不情愿对创伤后应激症状的影响。当对整个样品 (324) 进行测试时，结果复制了子样品 (170)。无论暴露于何种环境，青少年都显示出类似的结果。从印度文化和社会的角度讨论不愿披露虐待行为。