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Family responses to young people who have sexually abused: anger, ambivalence and acceptance
Hackett, S.; Balfe, M.; Masson, H.; Phillips, J.
Authors
M. Balfe
H. Masson
J. Phillips
Abstract
Data on 117 British young people who had sexually abused others were examined in order to investigate the nature and impact of family responses on the management of young sexual abusers. Parental responses were varied, ranging from being entirely supportive of the child, through to ambivalence and uncertainty and, at the other end of the continuum, to outright rejection. Parents were more likely to be supportive when their child's victims were extra-familial and condemnatory when the victims were intra-familial. Sibling responses were complex and strongly influenced by whether that sibling was the victim of the young person's abuse or not. Policy and practice implications are discussed.
Citation
Hackett, S., Balfe, M., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2014). Family responses to young people who have sexually abused: anger, ambivalence and acceptance. Children & Society, 28(2), 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00471.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 20, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 3, 2012 |
Publication Date | Mar 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Mar 5, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 28, 2017 |
Journal | Children & Society |
Print ISSN | 0951-0605 |
Electronic ISSN | 1099-0860 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 128-139 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00471.x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1480097 |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: Hackett, S., Balfe, M., Masson, H. and Phillips, J. (2014), Family Responses to Young People Who have Sexually Abused: Anger, Ambivalence and Acceptance. Children & Society, 28(2): 128-139, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00471.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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