Abstract

COUTINHO, Márcia Moraes Lima  and  MORAIS, Normanda Araujo de. The disclosure process of intrafamily sexual abuse in the family group's perception. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.1, pp. 93-113. ISSN 1808-4281.

This article aimed to describe the perception of the family group about the disclosure process of intrafamily sexual abuse situation. A single case study of a family was conducted, whose daughter was a victim of sexual abuse from 9 to 14 years old, perpetrated by her stepfather. The methodology of Ecological Insertion served as data collection strategy, being that seven people were interviewed individually: victim, victim´s mother and older brother, biological father, neighbor, church leadership and the psychologist who attended the victim at the time of the sexual abuse revelation. In addition to the interview, other instruments were used, such as field journal and the victim's record available at CREAS. It was verified that the disclosure process was favored by the support of different characters and contexts, such as the family group (older brother, biological father), the informal support network (neighbor and church leadership) and the institutional support network (CRAS and CREAS). Thus, it reaffirms the importance of strengthening community relations of families victims of sexual violence, social support network, as well as the systemic perspective on the family and sexual abuse.

Keywords : sexual abuse; support network; family.

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