TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender Differences in Psychosocial Predictors of Attitudes Toward Reporting Child Sexual Abuse in the United Kingdom
AU - Humphries, Rachel L.
AU - Debowska, Agata
AU - Boduszek, Daniel
AU - Mattison, Michelle L A
PY - 2016/4/2
Y1 - 2016/4/2
N2 - There is a dearth of research investigating psychosocial correlates of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse in males and females and a lack of such studies drawing on participants from the United Kingdom. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to examine gender differences in social and psychological predictors of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse. Participants drawn from the United Kingdom general population were recruited via an opportunistic sampling method. Cross-sectional design using a self-report questionnaire was utilized. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that social support, masculinity, and age form significant associations with attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse in females (total variance explained by the model was 25%). In the male sample, the only significant predictor of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse was interpersonal manipulation (total variance explained by the model was 9%). This study provides an important insight into psychosocial barriers and facilitators to reporting child sexual abuse. Such knowledge is crucial for the early detection and prevention of abuse.
AB - There is a dearth of research investigating psychosocial correlates of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse in males and females and a lack of such studies drawing on participants from the United Kingdom. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to examine gender differences in social and psychological predictors of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse. Participants drawn from the United Kingdom general population were recruited via an opportunistic sampling method. Cross-sectional design using a self-report questionnaire was utilized. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that social support, masculinity, and age form significant associations with attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse in females (total variance explained by the model was 25%). In the male sample, the only significant predictor of attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse was interpersonal manipulation (total variance explained by the model was 9%). This study provides an important insight into psychosocial barriers and facilitators to reporting child sexual abuse. Such knowledge is crucial for the early detection and prevention of abuse.
KW - Attitudes toward reporting child sexual abuse
KW - gender differences
KW - interpersonal manipulation
KW - masculinity
KW - social support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84974623592&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10538712.2016.1133752
DO - 10.1080/10538712.2016.1133752
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84974623592
VL - 25
SP - 293
EP - 309
JO - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
JF - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
SN - 1053-8712
IS - 3
ER -