scholarly journals Family Dynamics of Boys Victims of Sexual Abuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Pinheiro Said ◽  
Liana Fortunato Costa

Abstract The family represents a privileged place for the detection of signs and symptoms of violence against children and adolescents, especially against boys, phenomenon underreported. The purpose of this paper was to broaden the understanding about issues related to family dynamics in sexual violence against boys by the use of qualitative method; in order to do so, it was made a documentary research of three cases of boys attended at a health service. Three main axes were highlighted in this article: the importance of family in the disclosure of sexual abuse, stigmas and prejudices, and the proximity of the offenders to the boys. It was observed that family dynamics actively influenced the abusive processes because of its possibility to favor protective or unprotected settings and also for the presence of issues such as transgenerationality and confusion in the family role plays. Thus, it is essential that interventions are also directed to the families, so that they are instructed to better protect the boys.

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 889-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Soccio Martins ◽  
Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani ◽  
Marta Angélica Iossi Silva ◽  
Nide Regina Zahr ◽  
Kátia Michelli Bertoldi Arone ◽  
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We sought, in this investigation, to understand the family dynamics in the view of parents and children involved in Domestic Violence against children and adolescents institutionalized in the Center of Assistance to the Victimized Child and Adolescent (CACAV), in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. This is a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews applied to parents and children from six families involved in domestic violence. The data were analyzed through content analysis. Ecology of human development was used as theoretical reference. Domestic violence was reported, though it is understood as common practice for the families. We identified that the parents' view favors the denial of the violence perpetrated. The children, on the other hand, point that love ties and affection are more significant for their development than blood relations. We believe that the knowledge acquired as how violence is experienced, can contribute with intervention strategies capable of breaking the perverse cycle of violent family relationships.


2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Schek ◽  
Mara Regina Santos da Silva ◽  
Carl Lacharité ◽  
Maria Emilia Nunes Bueno

Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the conceptions of professionals regarding interfamily violence against children and adolescents. METHOD A qualitative study conducted with 15 professionals who had taken children and adolescents under their care as a result of interfamily violence. Data were collected between November, 2013, and March, 2015, through semi-structured interviews. Data were organized and analyzed using the Textual Discourse Analysis technique. RESULTS The professional discourse highlighted that some legal aspects regarding the handling of interfamily violence against children and adolescents are neglected; an omission supported by the justification of professionals to preserve the family. We highlight the confrontation between the concept of family as a caregiver and the family that commits violence against children, in addition to the positioning of professionals, which does not include the family or the aggressor in the intervention process in facing situations of interfamily violence attended to by the services. CONCLUSION Acting against interfamily violence requires professionals to do away with some pre-established concepts in ordee to put the actual needs of victims and families into evidence.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Martín-Babarro ◽  
M. Paz Toldos ◽  
Lorena Paredes-Becerra ◽  
Renzo Abregu-Crespo ◽  
Juan Fernández-Sánchez ◽  
...  

Objective: To examine the relationship between exposure to multiple forms of child abuse and neglect within the family context and peer victimization at school, accounting for the moderator effect of sex and educational level.Methods: Two thousand four hundred fifteen children and adolescents, aged 9 to 15 years, attending public schools in Mexico completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form and a modified version of the Olweus' Bully/Victim Questionnaire. We used linear regression models to assess the association of five different forms of child abuse (emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and emotional and physical negligence) with three forms of peer victimization (direct, indirect, and cyberbullying).Results: Direct forms of child abuse within the family (i.e., emotional, physical, and sexual abuse), but not neglect, were significantly and positively associated with a risk for peer victimization. In the fully adjusted models, emotional abuse was significantly associated with the three types of peer victimization: [indirect b = 0.48, t = 6.75, p < 0.001, direct (b = 0.47, t = 4.89, p < 0.001), and cyberbullying (b = 0.85, t = 5.45, p < 0. 001)]; while physical abuse was positive and significantly associated with direct victimization (b = 0.29, t = 3.28, p < 0.001). Boys suffering from sexual abuse within the family context showed higher levels of all subtypes of peer victimization. Students attending secondary school who suffered from sexual abuse showed higher levels of indirect victimization than did students attending primary schools.Conclusion: Child abuse within the family context seems to be associated with the risk of peer victimization. Preventive strategies to address bullying and promote resilience should take family factors into account. Interventions for high-risk families might be useful to prevent child multi-victimization.


Author(s):  
Birsen Şentürk Pilan ◽  
Serpil Erermiş ◽  
Tuğçe Özcan ◽  
Reyhan Çalışan ◽  
İlayda Barankoğlu ◽  
...  

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses and factors associated with psychiatric diagnoses of children and adolescents who are victims of sexual abuse. Method: The files of 92 children and adolescents aged between 0-18 who were referred to University Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Forensic Policlinic between January 2017 and December 2019 due to sexual abuse were evaluated retrospectively. Psychiatric diagnoses of the cases were made according to DSM 5 diagnostic criteria. Intellectual capacity of the cases was evaluated according to the latest verison of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Results: In our study, 78 (84.8%) cases were female and 14 (15.2%) were male. Mean age of the cases was 14.1±3.88 years. The most common type of sexual abuse was touching (52.2%, n=48). There was a psychiatric diagnose in 50 (54.3%) of them. The most common psychiatric diagnoses were posttraumatic stress disorder (n=29, 31.5%) and major depressive disorder (n=25, 27.2%). The rate of psychiatric diagnosis was significantly higher in cases exposed to coercion and violence (p=0.032). In 32 cases (34.8%), it was determined that the abuser was within the family. Conclusion: Sexual abuse has an effect on child’s development throughout life.In our study, the rate of psychiatric diagnosis was high. It is very important to provide the necessary psychiatric support to the victims of sexual abuse. With the studies to be done in this area, awareness can be increased and necessary precautions can be taken.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Ana Virginia Quiroz De la Cruz ◽  
José Raymundo Triviño Sabando

En este trabajo se aborda la temática del abuso sexual a niños, niñas y adolescentes y la importancia de la orientación familiar en la prevención de este abominable mal que azota con gran fuerza a una población vulnerable de la sociedad. Comprende un análisis de datos históricos de los orígenes de esta práctica hasta la incidencia de casos que en la actualidad se revelan en la realidad ecuatoriana, sobre todo. Se reflexiona sobre el preocupante aumento de casos que salen a la luz pública, así como también aquellos que no son expuestos y que son parte de una estadística oculta, pero que constituyen una realidad latente que urge ser tratada. Actualmente en un alto índice de familias es muy escaso el diálogo sobre temas de prevención de la violencia sexual infantojuvenil, en gran medida por tabúes, temores e idiosincrasias culturales y falta de capacitación, por lo que se concluye que, a partir de una mayor intervención a través de procesos técnicos, la orientación familiar podría ser un proceso clave para disminuir esta abominable práctica social. PALABRAS CLAVE: Orientación familiar; abuso sexual; violación; población vulnerable. THE FAMILY ORIENTATION IN THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ABSTRACT This paper addresses the issue of sexual abuse of children and adolescents and the importance of family guidance in the prevention of this abominable evil that strikes with great force a vulnerable population of society. It includes an analysis of historical data on the origins of this practice up to the incidence of cases that are currently revealed in the Ecuadorian reality, above all. It reflects on the worrying increase of cases that come to public light, as well as those that are not exposed and that are part of a hidden statistic, but that constitute a latent reality that urgently needs to be addressed. At present, in a high index of families, there is very little dialogue about prevention of sexual violence against children and adolescents, largely due to taboos, fears and cultural idiosyncrasies and lack of training, so it is concluded that, after a greater intervention Through technical processes, family counseling could be a key process to reduce this abominable social practice. KEYWORDS: Family orientation; sexual abuse; violation; vulnerable population.


2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Algeri ◽  
Luccas Melo de Souza

This article aims to reflect on various forms of violence against children and adolescents practiced in the family context, and the importance of professional nursing care in view of this phenomenon. We discuss possibilities of care and violence prevention as well as the problems violence causes to society. Violence is a social and historical problem, constructed in society, and needs to be adequately addressed in academic nursing education.


Author(s):  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the context of care addressed to the families involved in family violence against children and adolescents (IVCA), as produced in the context of the Primary Health Care (PHC), from the vantage point of the practitioners of a municipality in the State of Sao Paulo. Methods: qualitative research of the social-strategic type, based on the Complexity Paradigm. The participants were 41 health practitioners in five health units of the municipality under study, pertaining to the five districts of the municipality. Data collection was done through 5 focus groups and 10 semi-structured interviews from April 24th 2013 to December 12th 2013. Data analysis was oriented by the comprehension and contextualization mindset and based on the dialogic, recursive and hologramatic principles. Results: two main issues regarding the care provided by the Health of the Family team were identified: the context of this violence (the domestic space) and the power relations that prevail in the territory where this violence surfaces. The community health workers are the targets of specific attention because they experience the live/work dialogic in this same area. Conclusion: paying attention to the territory, and considering the complexity of contexts and dimensions is inherently linked to the design of care to families involved in IVCA in the PHC environment.


2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leidielly Aline Valente ◽  
Mariana Dalledone ◽  
Eduardo Pizzatto ◽  
Wellington Zaiter ◽  
Juliana Feltrin de Souza ◽  
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Violence against children and adolescents is a public health issue worldwide that threatens physical and mental wellbeing and causes irreparable harm. Reports on this violence are an essential way to prevent it and to protect the children and adolescents. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of physical injuries that occur in domestic environments and reported to the Child and Adolescent Protection Network. This retrospective study was conducted at the Epidemiology Center of the Municipality of Curitiba. A total of 10,483 reports for the years 2010 (5,112) and 2011 (5,371) were analyzed and from them were selected reports of physical injuries that occurred in the family environment. The children and adolescents were 0-17 years old, comprising 322 cases of physical abuse within the family in 2010. Out of these, 57.1% were male and 42.9% were female, and 58% (187) presented head and neck injuries. There were 342 reports in 2011, 49% were male and 51% were female; head and neck injuries corresponded to 65% (222) of the reported cases. The prevalence of injuries increased by 6% and head and neck injury increased by 19% between 2010 and 2011. It may be concluded that physical abuse is associated with a high prevalence of head and neck injury, which is easily observed by the health and education professionals. Notification organs should be created in Brazilian hospitals and health centers, which is essential to conduct epidemiological surveillance and appropriate policies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida da Silva ◽  
Maria do Horto Tiellet ◽  
Vivian Lara Cáceres Dan

O presente estudo tem como objetivo tipificar a violência contra a criança em âmbito familiar e saber de que forma a escola trabalha com o problema. Utilizamos como suporte teórico-metodológico a abordagem fenomenológica, e como instrumento de pesquisa a entrevista. Nove foram os sujeitos escolhidos pela técnica da “cadeia de informantes”, iniciada pelo/a diretor/a da escola. A violência doméstica contra a criança, analisada a partir do olhar dos sujeitos significativos, manifesta-se pela negligência, pela violência física, pelos maus tratos, pelo abuso sexual e o estupro relatados por mães e agressores/as identificados/as, mas não são denunciados/as, quer seja pela escola ou pelos/as responsáveis pela criança. Em relação ao que foi constatado, é possível afirmar que, no âmbito escolar pesquisado, as ações para o enfrentamento do problema da violência contra crianças e adolescentes são ineficazes, inúteis, e não surtem efeito.Palavras-Chave: Professor. Violência doméstica contra a criança. Violência intrafamiliar.SCHOOL AS A REVEALING SPACE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: a case studyAbstractThis piece of study aims to define violence against children within the family, and to understand how school copes with the problem. As a theoretical-methodological input, we used a phenomenological approach. Our research tool was the interview. Nine subjects were chosen by applying the "chain of informants" technique, starting with the school principal. Domestic violence against children, as analyzed from the point of view of significant subjects, is portrayed by neglect, physical violence, maltreatment, sexual abuse and rape reported by both mothers and identified perpetrators. However, they are not reported either by the school nor by those who are responsible for the children. Regarding to what has been found out in the researched school setting, one can affirm that actions to cope with the problem of violence against children and adolescents are ineffective, worthless and do not work.Keywords: Phenomenology. Teacher. Domestic violence against children. Intrafamily violence.LA ESCUELA COMO ESPACIO REVELADOR DE LA VIOLENCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA LA INFANCIA: un estudio de casoResumenEl presente estudio tiene como objetivo tipificar la violencia contra la infancia en el ámbito familiar y saber de qué forma la escuela aborda el problema. Utilizamos como soporte teórico-metodológico la perspectiva fenomenológica, y como instrumento de investigación, la entrevista. Fueron entrevistados 9 sujetos seleccionados a partir de la “cadena de informantes”, iniciada por el/la director/a de la escuela. La violencia doméstica contra los niños según análisis desde la mirada de los sujetos significativos se manifiesta por la negligencia, la violencia física, los malos tratos, el abuso sexual y la violación reportados por madres y por agresores/as identificados/as. Sin embargo, no son denunciados/as por la escuela tampoco por los/as responsables de los niños. En relación con lo constatado, se puede afirmar que, en el ámbito escolar investigado, las acciones al enfrentamiento del problema de la violencia contra los niños y adolescentes son ineficaces, inútiles y no surten efecto.Palabras-clave: Fenomenología. Profesor. Violencia doméstica contra la infancia. Violencia intrafamiliar


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