성폭력 피해아동의 폭로에 관한 연구

A Study on Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse

The aim of this study was to investigate variables associated with disclosure and to examine predictors of non-disclosure in a sample of male and female children with self-reported experiences of sexual abuse including peer abuse. A sample of 1,019 elementary school students(5th, 6th grade) were examined with a questionnaire concerning characteristics of the sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, perceived parental support, teacher and peer affiliations, and intelligibility of sexual violence. In this study a subsample is used that consists of all participants who reported experience of sexual abuse and who answered to questions about disclosure of the abuse(74 girls and 144 boys). Logistic regression showed that it was less likely for girls to disclose if they had experienced 2∼5 times frequently abuse occasions, perceived their parents as non-supporting or if they understand general concept of sexual abuse. Boys were less likely to disclose if they had experienced abuse by a peer, perceived poor peer relationships or if they had poor understanding of safety rules and coping to prevent sexual abuse. Differences in disclosure patterns for girls and boys indicate that a gender perspective is helpful when developing guidelines for education. For girls, it is important to educate they ought not to have feeling of responsibility and to blame themselves for sexual abuse. For boys, a lot of knowledge about sexual violence should be offered. And since peers are the most common receivers of abuse information, programs for supporting peers ought to be developed.