Child Abuse Disclosure: A Systematic Review

This dissertation proposal outlines a systematic review investigating how children disclose experiences of abuse. The research aims to determine the prevalence of reported abuse incidents and explore methods used for measuring rates. The study will analyze existing literature, identify relevant research methodologies, and draw conclusions about factors influencing disclosure. It is structured in five chapters: abstract & introduction, literature review, research methods, findings, and recommendations & conclusion.

BA (Hons) Health and Social Care
DISSERTATION INITIAL PROPOSAL FORM
This form and any additional sheets must be completed electronically and emailed to the
Module Lead [e-mail] by Monday 2nd October 2017
Student name ………Eleuteria Lucas………..
Proposed Title of Dissertation (Key words/phrases)
A systematic review to increase an understanding of child abuse as disclosed by them on
direct interaction or during surveys
Aims (What do you want to find out?)
Research question- Do the victims report incidents of child abuse in their youth, and how
often do they experience such abuse related incidents?
Thesis statement- Youth are found to discuss child maltreatment incidents that occurred
during their early years on direct inquiry or with the use of self-administered surveys
Objectives (What are you going to do to achieve the aim?)
To identify studies that contain information on self-reports of youth child abuse and its
prevalence
To find appropriate methods that have been utilized for measuring rates of child abuse

What conclusions are you looking for?
Information on rates of child abuse, their prevalence and underlying factors that influence
disclosure
Brief introduction to relevant literature (you need to source at least 6 sources here)
 Annerbäck, E.M., Wingren, G., Svedin, C.G. and Gustafsson, P.A., 2010. Prevalence
and characteristics of child physical abuse in Sweden–findings from a population‐
based youth survey. Acta paediatrica, 99(8), pp.1229-1236.
 Chan, K.L., Yan, E., Brownridge, D.A. and Ip, P., 2013. Associating child sexual
abuse with child victimization in China. The Journal of pediatrics, 162(5), pp.1028-
1034.
 Cyr, K., Chamberland, C., Clément, M.È., Lessard, G., Wemmers, J.A., Collin-
Vézina, D. and Damant, D., 2013. Polyvictimization and victimization of children
and youth: Results from a populational survey. Child Abuse & Neglect, 37(10),
pp.814-820.
 Finkelhor, D., Vanderminden, J., Turner, H., Hamby, S. and Shattuck, A., 2014.
Child maltreatment rates assessed in a national household survey of caregivers and
youth. Child abuse & neglect, 38(9), pp.1421-1435.
 Jackson, V., Browne, K. and Joseph, S., 2016. The prevalence of childhood
victimization experienced outside of the family: findings from an English prevalence
study. Child abuse & neglect, 51, pp.343-357.
 Mahram, M., Hosseinkhani, Z., Nedjat, S. and Aflatouni, A., 2013. Epidemiologic

evaluation of child abuse and neglect in school-aged children of qazvin province,
iran. Iranian journal of pediatrics, 23(2), p.159.
 McElvaney, R., Greene, S. and Hogan, D., 2012. Containing the secret of child sexual
abuse. Journal of interpersonal violence, 27(6), pp.1155-1175.
 Radford, L., Corral, S., Bradley, C. and Fisher, H.L., 2013. The prevalence and
impact of child maltreatment and other types of victimization in the UK: Findings
from a population survey of caregivers, children and young people and young
adults. Child abuse & neglect, 37(10), pp.801-813.
 Schaeffer, P., Leventhal, J.M. and Asnes, A.G., 2011. Children's disclosures of sexual
abuse: Learning from direct inquiry. Child abuse & neglect, 35(5), pp.343-352.
 Schönbucher, V., Maier, T., Mohler-Kuo, M., Schnyder, U. and Landolt, M.A., 2012.
Disclosure of child sexual abuse by adolescents: A qualitative in-depth study. Journal
of Interpersonal Violence, 27(17), pp.3486-3513.
What might be the main themes of your dissertation?
Chapter 1- Abstract and introduction on the child abuse
Chapter 2- Exhaustive literature review
Chapter 3- Research methods
Chapter 4- Findings
Chapter 5- Recommendations and conclusion
Signature of Student ……..Lucas……….

Date ………25/10/17……………
Student contact details- Address for term-time correspondence
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London
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Supervisor contact details (to be added later when the Proposal is approved and a
supervisor allocated.) A copy of this proposal will be sent to the Mentor.
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