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

OANA LĂCRĂMIOARA  BĂDĂRĂU; SERGIU-LUCIAN RAIU

doi:10.47743/asas-2024-1-752

Autori

OANA LĂCRĂMIOARA BĂDĂRĂU
SERGIU-LUCIAN RAIU

DOI:

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

Cuvinte cheie:

abuzul sexual al copilului, măsură de protecție specială, divulgarea secretului, sindromul acomodării cu abuzul sexual

Rezumat

Caracterul secret în legătura abuzivă precum şi vulnerabilitatea copilului, îl obligă pe acesta la tăcere şi permite repetarea abuzului. Obiectivul acestei lucrări a fost identificarea factorilor care inhibă sau provoacă dezvăluirea abuzului sexual asupra copiilor. Studiul se bazează pe opinia a șase tinere cu vârste cuprinse între 19 şi 27 de ani, victime ale abuzului sexual intrafamilial, care au beneficiat de măsuri de protecție specială. Pe baza metodei interviului au fost analizate: istoria individuală şi familială; vârsta debutului abuzului sexual, durata şi tipul acestuia; strategiile folosite de agresor în păstrarea secretului; modul de dezvăluire şi rezultatele obținute ulterior. În patru din cele șase cazuri făptuitorul a fost tatăl biologic, iar „secretul abuzului sexual” a fost asigurat prin amenințări, terorizări şi abuzuri fizice repetate. Trei dintre tinere au dezvăluit abuzul sexual unui prieten, respectiv asistentei maternale (intenționat), o tânără a mărturisit ce i s-a întâmplat în cadrul ședințelor de consiliere, terapie (solicitat/susținut), iar o tânără a vorbit când era copil educatoarei de la grădiniță (accidental). Una dintre participante a povestit pentru prima dată despre abuzul sexual din copilărie cu ocazia studiului de față. Teama de a fi blamate sau învinuite, sentimentele de frică şi rușine au contribuit la întârzierea divulgării secretului.

Biografii autori

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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