On memories of childhood abuse: a phenomenological study

Dale, Peter; Allen, John

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(98)00057-x

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“…Lee (1993) noted that such approaches are particularly appropriate for the study of sensitive personal experiences. Dale and Allen (1998) also noted:…”

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“…The significance of this distinction should not be underestimated in personally sensitive areas of research, especially with people who have histories of abuse, exploitation, manipulation and neglect.' (Dale and Allen, 1998;802) Thus there can be great value in exploration that (to paraphrase McCracken, 1988) 'mines rather than surveys the terrain'. This method can produce data that sensitize readers to otherwise private and uncommunicated experiences.…”

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‘Like a fish in a bowl’: parents' perceptions of child protection services

Dale¹

2004

Child Abuse Review

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This research involved a small qualitative study focused on family experiences of child protection practice, commissioned as part of a Best Value review of child protection services in a large rural Midlands local authority. Qualitative interviews were undertaken with 18 families who had received child protection services. Findings were mixed in relation to perceived helpfulness of the processes of child protection interventions, with 50% of families reporting some positive benefit and 22% reporting that such interventions had caused them harm. From the families' perspectives, factors that are associated with positive and negative outcomes are outlined. These include the availability of preventive services, crisis support, respite care, actual provision of services specified in protection plans and an engaging style of practitioners. Conclusions emphasize the value of research focused on family perceptions of services as an important contribution to quality control and service development in child protection service provision.

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“…Lee (1993) noted that such approaches are particularly appropriate for the study of sensitive personal experiences. Dale and Allen (1998) also noted:…”

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confidence: 89%

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‘Like a fish in a bowl’: parents' perceptions of child protection services

Dale¹

2004

Child Abuse Review

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“…Some research documents reports of memories recovered from a state of non-awareness (Dale & Allen, 1998; see also Crowley, 2007); other research suggests that due to stress or trauma, memories can become ''behaviourally silent'', such that they are no longer linked to the original stimulus and not necessarily present as conscious autobiographical memory (Jacobs & Nadel, 1998). Still other studies explore the impact of trauma on the construction of narratives, including the potential influence of dissociation (Zoellner, Alvarez-Conrad, & Foa, 2002).…”

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“I remember”, “I thought”, “I know I didn't say”: Silence and memory in trauma narratives

Sorsoli

2010

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Society's interest in sexual abuse waxes and wanes in ways that mirror the fluidity of memory narrated by trauma survivors. Although a great deal of research explores memory processes, including the neurophysiology of trauma, little considers the ways in which disclosure delays and socio-cultural pressures for silence appear in narratives of childhood sexual abuse survivors. This qualitative study examines the narratives of four female survivors and illustrates the importance of listening with an ear towards the various layers of silence held within them. The analysis draws attention to the potential limitations of memory research, including the importance of considering relational aspects when examining trauma narratives.

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“…There were three cases of individuals who, in addition to recovering what they now believe to be false abuse memories, also had continual knowledge of at least one episode of "genuine" abuse or had previously "recovered" abuse memories that they claimed they were able to corroborate to their own satisfaction (see also Dale and Allen, 1998;Andrews et al, 1997;Dalenburg, 1996).3 These cases should be mentioned as two of these respondents (Rp2 and Rp22) gave some detail about how they were able to come to decisions regarding the "falseness" of the latter set of abuse memories. For example, respondent 2, who had "recovered" what she believed was a "genuine" abuse memory (one that she was able to corroborate), stated that:…”

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“…There is nevertheless evidence that both sides of the debate are now willing to accept that claims of childhood sexual abuse (based on memories of abuse recovered in adulthood) can be accurate, inaccurate, or a mixture of both (Nash, 1998;Schooler, 1999). There is also a growing body of research that has examined directly the experiences of those who come to make claims of abuse based on such "recovered memories" (see Andrews et al, 1997; Dale and Allen, 1998;Dalenberg, 1996;Dalenberg, 1997). Such direcr investigation is vital in order to increase our knowledge of how individuals come to make such lifeshattering claims.…”

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A perfect symmetry? A study of retractors' experiences of making and then repudiating claims of early sexual abuse

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Costall

Bull

2002

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Recent research has attempted to inform the false/recovered memory debate by examining the circumstances surrounding retractors' experiences of coming to make claims that they were abused. The limited available research that is currently available has been heavily criticised on the grounds that retractors' experiences do not qualify as reliable evidence because retractors themselves may simply be highly suggestible or unreliable witnesses. The present study sought to examine these, as yet unqualified, criticisms by comparing retractors' experiences of both recovering cind retracting claims of abuse. Twenty self-reported retractors completed a 62-item questionnaire regarding their experiences of recovering and subsequently retracting claims to have been abused. Analysis indicated a consistent asymmetry between the processes of recovery and retraction; for the majority of respondents retraction was reported to have taken substantially longer than recovery. and to have involved much less social pressure. Furthermore, several factors were revealed that respondents reported to be more important than social pressure in leading them to question the validity of their abuse claims (such as, the experiential qualities and logical inconsistencies of the recovered abuse memories).

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On memories of childhood abuse: a phenomenological study

Cited by 20 publications

References 32 publications

‘Like a fish in a bowl’: parents' perceptions of child protection services

‘Like a fish in a bowl’: parents' perceptions of child protection services

“I remember”, “I thought”, “I know I didn't say”: Silence and memory in trauma narratives

A perfect symmetry? A study of retractors' experiences of making and then repudiating claims of early sexual abuse

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