Original sentence: Whilst false or contrived memories are possible reasons for such retractions, other explanations suggested for the retraction of allegations of abuse made by children and adults include guilt, a feeling of obligation to protect their family and a reaction to familial stress rather than a genuine belief that their memories are false and the number of retractions is small compared to the actual number of child sexual abuse allegations made based on recovered memories
Edited sentence: Explanations for the retraction of allegations of abuse made by children and adults include guilt, a feeling of obligation to protect their family and a reaction to familial stress rather than a genuine belief that their memories are false and the number of retractions is small compared to the actual number of child sexual abuse allegations made based on recovered memories