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Sally, Christina Lynn. "Understanding Nonoffending Caregiver Protection in Child Sexual Abuse." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7253.

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Child sexual abuse is a global issue that has affected children, families, and communities for centuries regardless of socioeconomic, religious, ethnic, race, or multicultural factors and distinctions. Sexually abused children may be reluctant to disclose sexual abuse due to perceptions or realities that their nonoffending caregiver (NOC) will not believe their reports and may fail to provide adequate protection. The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess if child demographics (i.e., age, sex, and race/ethnicity); type of sexual offense (i.e., contact or noncontact); and perpetrator
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Matthew, Laurie. "Perspectives of young sexual abuse survivors, whose abuse is unknown to child protection services, about confidentiality : a participatory study involving young abuse survivors as co-researchers." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2019. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/711bc25a-94ad-4fb7-bf41-0cf6da27ce9b.

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A systematic narrative literature review explored views of young child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors whose abuse was unknown to authorities, about confidentiality. Due to paucity of research, the review included literature about sexual health service users. Seventeen databases and eleven journals were searched and thirty-three papers were identified. Analysis involved exploratory interpretist approach focusing on emergent themes and methodologies. Findings indicated limited participation and that young people want; (i) confidentiality (ii) control of their lives and (iii) they fear child protec
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Durham, Andrew. "Young men living through and with child sexual abuse : a practitioner research study." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1999. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/4271/.

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Using an anti-oppressive life-story methodology, this research analyses the experience and impact of child sexual abuse on the lives of seven young men aged between 15 and 23. In recognising the sensitivity of the study, and that the young men's experiences are recent, particular attention is paid to the impact of the research and the relevance of social work practitioner research. The study advances an analytical framework, which draws on the tensions between structuralism and poststructuralism Theoretical connections are made between the centrality of sexuality and power in post-structuralis
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Levett, A., and Catriona Macleod. "Child sexual abuse: South African research on incidence, prevalence and intervention (1984 - 1990)." Taylor & Francis Online, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014347.

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This article was co-written with A Levett in association with the Child Guidance Clinic, University of Cape Town.<br>Full text available on publisher website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16826108.1991.9631452
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D'Elia, Andrea. "A study of personality patterns in homosexual and heterosexual pedophiles /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=75865.

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This pilot study was designed to collect and analyze a broad range of descriptive data on out-patient pedophiles. Eighteen males with at least one legally charged pedophilic offense (excluding incest) participated in the research. Seven of the subjects sexually molested a male child (homosexual pedophiles) and eleven subjects sexually molested a female child (heterosexual pedophiles).<br>Subjects were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). Subjects and their therapists also participated in a structured interview which soug
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Goranson, Sandra Elizabeth. "Young child interview responses to anatomically detailed dolls : implications for practice and research in child sexual abuse." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25720.

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Assessments of allegations of sexual abuse of young children are being made based on investigative interviews with children using anatomically detailed dolls. These decisions are not based on a researched body of knowledge. This qualitative exploratory study involved interviewing fourteen, 3-5 year old children selected as likely to have a low risk of having been sexually abused using a model of the child sexual abuse investigative interview. It was found that the behaviours these children exhibited included those which are often of concern in regular assessments and may even be considered to
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Quiec, Christyn Lim. "A research paper on incest an overview /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Dolson, R., D. Morelen, Julia Dodd, and Andrea D. Clements. "Pocket Ace: Neglect of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors in the ACE Study Questionnaire." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7222.

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Kelly, Narcyza Anna Aniela. "Child sexual abuse in a life context : a new exploratory approach with emphasis on relationships and parenting." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361344.

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Bradford, Angela B. Smith Thomas A. (Thomas Alton). "Legal outcomes as effectiveness research of forensic interviewing at the Child Advocacy Center of East Alabama (CACEA)." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1268.

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Turnbull, Fiona Claire. "Well-being, coping and growth following trauma : a thesis research portfolio." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/16166.

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This thesis portfolio consists of two key pieces of work, a systematic review and an empirical research project, both of which explore outcomes associated with traumatic experiences. Systematic Review – There is a growing body of literature which demonstrates that, alongside the difficulties people may experience following trauma, many individuals are also likely to report growth following the struggle to come to terms with the event. This review explores the evidence for a relationship between reported growth and distress following civilian, interpersonal trauma. The review includes 13 studie
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Zatkin, Judith Gayle. "Examining the Structure of the Modus Operandi Questionnaire for Adult & Juvenile Sex Offenders." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4073.

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Child sexual abuse is a pervasive crime that has numerous negative short and long-term impacts on its victims, as well as negative impacts for society. Modus Operandi (MO) is defined as a pattern of perpetration utilized by those who commit CSA to successfully abuse a child without detection. Understanding how CSA is perpetrated through MO is essential, as this construct influences both prevention of CSA, and treatment for victims and perpetrators. The Modus Operandi Questionnaire (Kaufman, 1991; MOQ) is the first and most comprehensive measurement tool for CSA MO, and is utilized by both rese
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韓舒寧. "侵犯兒童性權利罪研究 =Research on crimes aginst children's sexual". Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3950649.

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Iffley, Roché Shandré. "A skills and needs analysis among social workers assessing alleged child sexual abuse in the Western Cape." Thesis, North-West University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9059.

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This study focuses on the skills and needs of forensic social workers, working with alleged child sexual abuse in the Western Cape. Forensic social work is based on specialised knowledge drawn from established principles and their application within proven methodology of training, familiarity with the law, evaluation and objective criteria associated with treatment outcomes. The scope of forensic social work thus includes a specialised skill where human service systems communicate the language in the context of legal systems. This means that the forensic process must withstand critical review
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Burgering, Wendy Helen Miller. "Reacting to a ‘Discovered’ Social Problem Through Organisational Adaptation: Case Studies of Child Sexual Abuse Investigation of Seven New Zealand Police Districts." Thesis, University of Auckland, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/1963.

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Organisations operate in an environment buffeted by social change. Child sexual abuse became publicly recognised as a social problem from 1986. The first part of this thesis examines public awareness of, and interest in child sexual abuse, how child sexual abuse arose in New Zealand, the influence of international "moral entrepreneurs" in shaping this recognition and the activities of local "moral entrepreneurs"' including some police officers, in assisting the move of child sexual abuse from the private to the public arena. The second part of this thesis examines organisational change and whe
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Lasher, Michael P., and Jill D. Stinson. "Adults With Pedophilic Interests in the United States: Current Practices and Suggestions for Future Policy and Research." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7870.

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Adults with pedophilic interests are often viewed by the public as a homogenous subgroup based on what we know from those who sexually offend against children. The stigma associated with child sexual abuse may serve to deter such behaviors but may also interfere with the person’s stability and willingness to seek assistance in managing pedophilic interests. This article contrasts the sex offender response and prevention efforts typically employed in the U.S. (i.e., containment, registration, and notification policies and public education programs) with treatment programs aimed at preventing ch
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Butterworth, Jillian. "Cognitive Distortions of child sex offenders in a South African Sample." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2808_1256712698.

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<p>This study focused on the cognitive distortions of child sex offenders in a South African sample. Child sex offenders aer a heterogenous group but share some similarities. Firstly, the majority of child sex offenders are male. Secondly their sexual attraction to children seems to be influenced to some degree by their thoughts around child sex offending, and the world in general.</p>
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Tews, Hayley Lauren. "The Effects of Offender Age and Offender-Victim Relationship on Modus Operandi Strategies to Lure the Victim." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1040.

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Research on the modus operandi (“method of operation”) of child sexual abuse (CSA) offenders has been useful in informing successful prevention programs (LeClerc, 2009). However, a gap in the literature regarding the strategies offenders use to lure potential CSA victims still remains. The present study seeks to examine the effects of offender-victim relationship and offender age on the use of strategies to lure victims for the purpose of committing CSA. Data for this study is taken from a larger investigation which included 854 identified adolescent and adult CSA offenders from nine different
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Nguyen, Huong Thanh. "Child maltreatment in Vietnam : prevalence and associated mental and physical health problems." Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16331/.

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Child maltreatment is not a new issue. It has existed in various forms in every society since the early days in history. However, it is only in the past four decades that abuse and neglect of children has attracted widespread interest among health professionals and the general public. There is now a large body of evidence that identifies four main maltreatment forms: physical, sexual, emotional maltreatment and neglect. Child maltreatment is a substantial public health problem, as it is associated with immediate and long-term health problems. Most research into child maltreatment has been c
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Rimer, Jonah R. "Risk, childhood, morality, and the internet : an anthropological study of internet sexual offending." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:318b9067-f847-4798-9494-55e5a3ce1b52.

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This thesis is an anthropological study of Internet sexual offending, more specifically the viewing of child abuse media. It is based on 17 months of participant-observation in UK group programs for individuals who had downloaded illegal child abuse media, semi-structured interviews with participants, program staff, and police, and staff focus groups. Through engaging directly with offenders and those managing them, it provides an in-depth, qualitative understanding of how Internet use and perceptions of online spaces play a key role in Internet sexual offending, while also asking broader ques
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Jung, Flávia Hermann. "Abuso Sexual na Infância: uma Leitura Fenomenológica-Existencial através do Psicodiagnóstico Rorschach." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2006. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/1847.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T14:20:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Flavia Hermann Jung.pdf: 481950 bytes, checksum: 7e24eb7943f247010bcfceab2e43264f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-03-16<br>The present study has accomplished a qualitative phenomenological-existential reading of the animal and human content responses given by 8 children who were victims of sexual abuse, subject to the Rorschach Psychodiagnosis blots. We sought to understand how these children percieve human element in themselves and in interpersonal exchange; and detect whether there were psychic damage to their ca
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Spence, Heather M. "Experiencing the Death of a Formerly Abusive Parent." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1468248207.

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Fourie, Susanchen Maria. "The use of the Nine Figure Picture Story within Gestalt play therapy for adolescent survivors of sexual trauma / Susanchen Maria Fourie." Thesis, North-West University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8459.

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Sexual abuse of children and adolescents has reached pandemic proportions in Namibia. It is widely recognised that this traumagenic experience could have a profound and long-lasting effect on survivors. Nevertheless, few survivors in Namibia access therapy; often because of non-disclosure or non-reporting, being socioeconomically disadvantaged and the overburdened public sector therapists. This study set out to explore how adolescent survivors use the Nine Figure Picture Story (9FPS) embedded within the context of Gestalt Healing tasks. A variety of play therapy experiments was used to raise t
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Tennfjord, Oddfrid Skorpe. "Attitudes towards child sexual abuse." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1922.

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<p>The main purpose of the present thesis was to develop a measurement instrument aimed to reveal attitudes towards child sexual abuse, and to measure attitudes and associating personal, social and cultural factors among three different samples of Norwegian adults. Additional aims were to explore the relation between participants’ knowledge-seeking on the one hand, their experiences, attitudes and actual knowledge about abuse on the other hand.</p><p>Three studies are presented based on the same data material collected in Norway in spring 2004. Three samples were included in the survey: A samp
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Carter, Shevaun Kirsten. "Perpetrators of child sexual abuse." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7691/.

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The National Society of Protection and Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) estimate that 1 in 20 children are a victim of sexual abuse (Bentley, O’Hagan, Raff, & Bhatti, 2016). Furthermore, recent figures indicate that there has been a rise in child sexual abuse cases across the UK. Research into perpetrators of child sexual abuse have focused primarily on male offenders. Researchers have explored the cognitive distortions of male offenders and developed theories of sexual offending based on the risk factors associated with this population. More recently, studies have explored the core beliefs and sch
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Lyons, Jennifer. "Sexual Abuse Characteristics and Psychological Functioning among Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37585.

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Childhood sexual abuse among males has been associated with many negative psychological outcomes. Studies have attempted to identify which sexual abuse characteristics (e.g., duration, age of onset) are associated with mental health difficulties. While informative, this research has been mostly limited to variable-centered analyses, which do not capture the heterogeneity in males’ abuse experiences and psychological presentations. This two-part dissertation advances our understanding of how best to measure childhood sexual abuse and how to account for the diversity of sexual abuse experienc
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Muga, Jerusha Atieno. "Child sexual abuse in Christian families." Berlin Viademica-Verl, 2010. http://d-nb.info/1001930541/04.

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Swanston, Heather Yvette. "Five Years After Child Sexual Abuse." University of Sydney. Paediatrics and Child Health, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/573.

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Introduction Child sexual abuse is a common problem. Psychological and behavioural problems in children and adults who have experienced child sexual abuse have been associated with the abuse. Little research has been conducted which has been long-term, prospective, involved substantiated sexual abuse, included a control group, took into account mediating factors, utilised multiple data sources, relied on standardised measures and had a high follow-up rate. Aim The aims of this study were to compare a cohort of sexually abused young people with a group of nonabused peers and to establish
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Harwell, Amy. "Gender issues in child sexual abuse." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2002. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/13592/.

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Academic interest in the field of child sexual abuse remained consistently high during the latter part of the twentieth century. The research undertaken at this time demonstrated the relationship between child sexual abuse and gender; that is to say that men are the primary perpetrators of the sexual victimisation of children. Given this preponderance, it is of central importance to keep the significance of gender focal. Paradoxically, it is for this very reason that gender remains significant in cases where women sexually abuse children - because they represent the minority of cases. It is th
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Turton, Jackie. "Child sexual abuse : understanding female offenders." Thesis, University of Essex, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274378.

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MOURA, MIRIAM PERES DE. "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: RESPONSIBLES SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2004. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=5931@1.

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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO<br>O abuso sexual praticado contra crianças é um crime hediondo que nos remete a uma história de dominação e poder do mais forte contra o mais fraco, e do adulto contra a criança, sejam eles familiares ou estranhos. Atualmente essa questão vem mobilizando autoridades governamentais, profissionais de saúde, de educação e a sociedade, através da mídia, da criação de leis, de campanhas educativas e da academia. Muitos embates têm sido travados visando encontrar as melhores alternativas para o enfrentamento do problema. Com base
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Hatton, Victoria. "Investigating perceptions of child sexual abuse." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41986/.

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Purpose: The aim of this research was to investigate perceptions of child sexual abuse (CSA), particularly the perceptions held by CSA perpetrators and the public. Given the influence perceptions can have on a CSA victim’s wellbeing and disclosure behaviour, and a CSA perpetrator’s sexual recidivism risk, gaining insight into these perceptions was considered important. Method: To facilitate this investigation, a multifaceted approach was adopted. This commenced with chapter one, a systematic literature review, which aimed to identify which factors influence English and Welsh perceptions of CSA
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Smith, Christa M. "Sexual cognitions of childhood sexual abuse survivors /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131464745.pdf.

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Kobayashi, Juichi 1960. "Parental deviance, parent-child bonding, child abuse, and child sexual aggression." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278178.

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Structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical model of the etiology of the deviant sexual aggression by adolescents. The subjects were 117 juvenile male sexual offenders who had been referred from either criminal justice or social service agencies to a clinic that treated offenders. The tested theoretical model included several family factors: parental deviance, child physical and sexual abuse history, and children's bonding to their parents. The model as a whole fitted the data very well. As for the specific hypotheses in the model, physical abuse by the father and sexual abuse
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Neal, Nina Faye 1955. "Reporting of child sexual abuse among professionals." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291797.

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The purpose of this study was to identify reporting of child sexual abuse among professionals. Forty out of one hundred questionnaires were completed and returned. The population for this study consisted of men and women in the following professions: Pediatricians, nurses, preschool workers, teachers, religious workers, and counselors in a southwestern community. A questionnaire was used to obtain demographic data and general information. Included in the questionnaire were eight hypothetical case vignettes of child sexual abuse. The professionals were asked to answer ten questions pertaining t
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Worrell, Marcia Lorraine. "The discursive construction of child sexual abuse." Thesis, Open University, 2001. http://oro.open.ac.uk/18986/.

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Currently in the English speaking world adult/child sex and knowledge about it has become firmly located within a taken-for-granted 'child sexual abuse' discourse. My argument in this thesis is that despite being commonly portrayed as a singularity, the discursive arena of adult/child sex is a site of controversy and conflict, invested with meanings that differ over time and place. Child sexual abuse cannot thus be thought of as something that exists outside of the situated knowledge through which its taken-for-granted nature is brought into being and maintained. A stated aim of this thesis is
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Worrell, Marcia Lorraine. "The discursive construction of child sexual abuse." n.p, 1999. http://dart.open.ac.uk/abstracts/page.php?thesisid=183.

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Rahm, Elaine Jackie. "Misconceptions Surrounding Child Sexual Abuse In Durban." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1376.

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Social attitudes towards child sexual abuse (CSA) tend to reflect a wide variety of misconceptions. These not only play a highly significant role in the etiology and maintenance of sexual offending against children, they also contribute to under reporting and promote the silence that generally surrounds CSA. They further predict unfair treatment of victims, and compromise adaptive resolution in both victim and offender. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the existence of misconceptions surrounding CSA amongst the general public of Durban in South Africa. A further purpose was t
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Sterling, Carolyn Dawn. "Accounting for child sexual abuse : male discourses." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13546.

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Bibliography: leaves 48-51.<br>This study explores discourses which relate to child sexual abuse and which seek to excuse or justify it. It is hypothesized that these discourses are wide-spread and are not held simply by a small minority of offenders. Similar discourses emerged in two very different groups of male subjects. The first comprised 45 male second year University of Cape Town students in the Department of Psychology in 1986, who enrolled for a gender socialization course credit option. The second consists of 26 alleged child sexual abusers admitted to Valkenberg Hospital for psychia
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Lee, Susan Speicher. "Sexual abuse and stunted spirituality." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Sagle, Betty Sherwood. "The effects of child sexual abuse : an exploration of variables contributing to long term negative effects of child sexual abuse /." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292009-020126/.

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Phillips, Cecilie Anne Bannatyne. "Coping skills of incest and sexual abuse victims." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25505.

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Childhood incest and sexual abuse was explored in depth to determine the coping skills used by victims, based upon their descriptive recall of these events. Eighteen adult women, who were group therapy members and leaders, were interviewed about their experiences as sexually abused children and adolescents. The critical incident technique was used to identify what hindered or facilitated the victims coping in the eighty-one abuse experiences collected. Each incident was categorized according to the identifiable stress, and the type of coping method used. Three categories of identifiable stres
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Johnston, Colin Farguhar. "An examination of child sexual abuse in Hong Kong." Thesis, [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1990. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12840452.

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Chan, Mi-har. "Breaking secrets : disclosing childhood sexual abuse /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20124843.

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Willingham, Elizabeth Upchurch. "Maternal Perceptions and Responses to Child Sexual Abuse." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/12.

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ABSTRACT MATERNAL PERCEPTIONS AND RESPONSES TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE by Elizabeth U. Willingham Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a complex phenomenon that requires various levels of intervention to address the safety, recovery, and prevention needs of children and families who have experienced victimization. Although there is a large body of literature that has identified and examined many aspects of CSA (Putnam, 2003), less is known about nonoffending caregivers of sexually abused children. The one consistent finding across studies that have investigated CSA, nonoffending caregivers, and traumati
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Thomas-Morton, Sherry. "Child sexual abuse protocol : changing social work practice?" Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61153.

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This study examined the introduction of a Child Sexual Abuse Protocol, supported by a specialized training program, in a large social service centre, to determine effects on social work practice and case outcomes. The sample (N = 261) represented referrals during two years, one before and one after introduction of the Protocol. Data sources were agency files, supplemented by interviews with five key informants. It was found that the Protocol and training had little effect on worker practice or case outcomes. An uneven and ambiguous implementation process, combined with the lack of coordination
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Joy, Rayleigh Frances. "Governing child sexual abuse : the psy/legal nexus /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17861.pdf.

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Wiley, Elizabeth Stirling. "Situational correlates of disclosure of child sexual abuse." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1643.

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Often, a sexually abused child’s disclosure is the only evidence of the abuse. However, most victims do not disclose until adulthood, if ever. This study explores situational correlates of child sexual abuse disclosure. An archival data set comprised of 1120 cases of child sexual abuse was analyzed. Questions asked include whether or not any variable differentiates between the type of disclosure a child makes, the identity of the recipient of the disclosure, whether or not a child will recant, and if a child does recant, in what timeframe this occurs. Variables included victim characteristi
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Harms, Paul Davis. "Perceptions of child-witnesses in sexual abuse trials." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0006/NQ35175.pdf.

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Nguyen, My Linh Thi. "Health consequences of child and adult sexual abuse /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16613.pdf.

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