Confidants' non supportive reactions to disclosure in child sexual abuse constitutes an extensive and significant problem and is associated with a variety of negative consequences. Of the various agents identified as having provided non-supportive reactions, three categories of non-supportive confidants emerged: family members, professional persons, and community members. Hierarchical cluster analysis of disclosure variables identified two broad homogenous clusters of cases of non-supportive disclosure ("Incestuous Abuse Disclosed Within the Family," and "Extra-familial Abuse Disclosed...
Confidants' non supportive reactions to disclosure in child sexual abuse constitutes an extensive and significant problem and is associated with a var...