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retractor  

Definition

  • A person who has claimed to have been sexually abused in the past, but has subsequently withdrawn the allegation (after Li et al., 2024).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Li, C., Otgaar, H., Daele, T. van, Muris, P., Houben, S. T. L., & Bull, R. (2023). Investigating the memory reports of retractors regarding abuse. European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 15(2), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.5093/ejpalc2023a7

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

  • • Li, C., Otgaar, H., Muris, P., & Chen, C. (2024). Retracted memories in the general population: Are there differences between eastern and western countries? Memory, 32(3), 396–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2327108

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Ost, J. (2017). Adults’ retractions of childhood sexual abuse allegations: High-stakes and the (in)validation of recollection. Memory, 25(7), 900–909. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2016.1187757

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-K45CXPBR-4

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