The Effect of Poly-Victimization and Caregiver Attachment on Disclosure of Illegal Sexual Behavior

........................................................................................................................................ ii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... iv List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... v Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 Victimization and Attachment ........................................................................................ 2 Poly-victimization ........................................................................................................... 4 Poly-victimization and Attachment ................................................................................. 5 Goals and Hypotheses ...................................................................................................... 6 Method ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Participants ...................................................................................................................... 7 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 7 Procedure ........................................................................................................................ 8 Measures ......................................................................................................................... 9 Results ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Discussion ................................................................................................................................. 14 Implications for Clinical Practice ................................................................................. 17 Limitations and Future Directions ................................................................................ 20 References ................................................................................................................................. 28 Appendix ................................................................................................................................... 30