CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: FACTORS INHIBITING OR TRIGGERING THE DISCLOSURE OF THE SECRET

Auteurs

  • OANA LĂCRĂMIOARA BĂDĂRĂU
  • SERGIU-LUCIAN RAIU

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.47743/asas-2024-1-752

Mots-clés :

abus sexuel sur enfant, mesure spéciale de protection, révélation du secret, syndrome d'accommodement de l’abus sexuel

Résumé

Le caractère secret dans la relation abusive, ainsi que la vulnérabilité de l'enfant, l'obligent au silence et permettent la répétition des abus. L'objectif de cet article était d'identifier les facteurs qui inhibent ou provoquent la divulgation d'abus sexuels sur des enfants. Six jeunes femmes âgées de 19 à 27 ans ont participé à la présente étude, victimes d'abus sexuels intrafamiliaux, qui ont bénéficié de mesures de protection particulières.

Sur la base de la méthode d'entretien, ont été analysés: les antécédents individuels et familiaux; l'âge du début de l'abus sexuel, sa durée et son type; les stratégies utilisées par l'agresseur pour garder le secret; la nature et la qualité des relations primaires/significatives dans l'enfance et l'adolescence; le mode de divulgation et les résultats obtenus par la suite.

Dans quatre des six cas, l'auteur était le père biologique et le «secret des abus sexuels» a été préservé grâce à des menaces répétées, à la terreur et à des violences physiques. Trois des jeunes femmes ont révélé l'abus sexuel à un ami, respectivement à l'assistante maternelle (intentionnellement), une jeune femme a avoué ce qui lui était arrivé lors de séances de conseil, de thérapie (demandée/soutenue) et une jeune femme a parlé à l'institutrice de maternelle quand elle était enfant (accidentellement). L’une des participantes a parlé pour la première fois d’abus sexuels durant l’enfance au cours de la présente étude. La peur d'être blâmée ou accusée, les sentiments de peur et de honte ont contribué au retard dans la divulgation du secret.

Bibliographies de l'auteur

OANA LĂCRĂMIOARA BĂDĂRĂU

Oana Lăcrămioara Bădărău, senior social worker, currently works as a Lecturer PhD, at the ”Petre Andrei” University of Iași, Faculty of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Social Work. She holds a BA and MA degree from ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași. She finished her doctoral studies in 2011 when she presented in public exam the PhD Thesis: Child Abuse Protection. Support Services and Social Recovery, at the West University of Timișoara. Also, Mrs. Badarau was co-opted as an expert in institutional research teams and social projects accessed through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, European Social Fund, United Nations Population Fund, and so on. Oana Bădărău's current research includes topics such as child protection, child and family policy, domestic violence, and social services.

SERGIU-LUCIAN RAIU

Raiu Sergiu-Lucian, sociologist, and lecturer at the Department of Humanities and Social-Political Sciences of the University "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava, is a young researcher in the social field. He has over 10 years of research experience. His areas of interest are the sociology of youth, the transition to adulthood, and the transition from school to work. He is currently a sociologist advisor at the Center for Orientation, association, and counseling in the research career, COACH-USV, within the "Ștefan cel Mare" University in Suceava.

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Publiée

2024-07-31