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Indicadores de trauma e credibilidade do testemunho em crianças vítimas de abuso sexual em contexto intrafamiliar
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Enquadramento: O abuso sexual intrafamiliar de crianças é um fenómeno prevalente à escala mundial, considerado um grave problema social e de saúde pública, que tem um impacto negativo na vida da criança e no bem-estar da família. Os estudos nesta área focam-se nos fatores de risco e no impacto na vítima, evidenciando como fatores de risco crianças provenientes de famílias disfuncionais, onde existem comportamentos de risco ou violência e ainda famílias monoparentais; quanto ao impacto na vítima os estudos referem uma serie de reações emocionais e comportamentais, que podem ou não estar associadas a PTSD. O objetivo principal é estudar a relação entre o abuso sexual intrafamiliar e o trauma e a credibilidade nas crianças vítimas. Método: Estudo exploratório de natureza qualitativa com uma amostra que inclui 18 crianças entre os 2 e os 15 anos (M = 8,11, DP = 4). A recolha de dados efetuou-se através de análise processual de casos clínicos em que foram pedidas avaliações psicológicas forenses, pelos tribunais portugueses e a consulta dos processos realizou-se com base na informação obtida através da revisão sistemática de literatura sobre os indicadores de trauma em crianças vítimas de abuso sexual intrafamiliar. Resultados: Os resultados revelam uma prevalência em crianças do sexo feminino, com uma média de idades de 6,67 (DP=2,52) para rapazes e 8,47 (DP=4,27) para raparigas; a maior parte das famílias são monoparentais ou reconstituídas, em termos de agressor verifica-se a prevalência de padrasto ou pai; a sintomatologia mais frequente é a ansiedade, isolamento, medos, comportamento agressivo e problemas sociais, e em termos de sintomatologia e credibilidade identificam-se maior sintomatologia nos casos credíveis. Conclusão: Os resultados do estudo vão ao encontro dos estudos anteriores sobre o tema. De ressalvar a importância do estudo da relação entre a sintomatologia traumática e a credibilidade do testemunho para a Psicologia Forense, contudo para estudos futuros seria importante recolher uma amostra de maior dimensão para compreender melhor este fenómeno.
Background: Intrafamilial sexual abuse is a prevalent phenomenon worldwide, considered a serious social and public health problem, which has a negative impact on the child’s life and well-being. Studies on this matter focus on rick factors and the impact on the victim. Studies highlight dysfunctional families, families with risky behaviors or violence and single-parent families as risk factors for intrafamilial sexual abuse. In terms of impact on the victim, studies mention a range of emotional and behavioral reactions which may or may not be associated with PTSD. The main objective is to study the relationship between intrafamily sexual abuse and trauma and testimony credibility in child victims. Method: Exploratory and qualitative study of a sample that includes 18 children with age between 2 and 15 (M = 8,17, DP = 4,03). Data were collected through a procedural analysis of clinical cases in which forensic assessments were requested by the portuguese courts and the cases were examined based on information obtained through the systematic review of literature on the indicators of trauma in children’s victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse. Results: The results reveal a prevalence in female children, with a mean age of 6.67 (SD=2.52) for boys and 8.47 (SD=4.27) for girls; mostly single-parent or reconstituted families, in terms of abuser the prevalence of stepfather or father, in terms of symptomatology and credibility, greater symptoms are identified in credible cases. Conclusion: The study results are in line with previous studies on the subject. It is important to highlight the importance of studying the relationship between traumatic symptoms and the credibility of the testimony for Forensic Psychology, however, for future studies it would be important to collect a larger sample to better understand this phenomenon.
Background: Intrafamilial sexual abuse is a prevalent phenomenon worldwide, considered a serious social and public health problem, which has a negative impact on the child’s life and well-being. Studies on this matter focus on rick factors and the impact on the victim. Studies highlight dysfunctional families, families with risky behaviors or violence and single-parent families as risk factors for intrafamilial sexual abuse. In terms of impact on the victim, studies mention a range of emotional and behavioral reactions which may or may not be associated with PTSD. The main objective is to study the relationship between intrafamily sexual abuse and trauma and testimony credibility in child victims. Method: Exploratory and qualitative study of a sample that includes 18 children with age between 2 and 15 (M = 8,17, DP = 4,03). Data were collected through a procedural analysis of clinical cases in which forensic assessments were requested by the portuguese courts and the cases were examined based on information obtained through the systematic review of literature on the indicators of trauma in children’s victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse. Results: The results reveal a prevalence in female children, with a mean age of 6.67 (SD=2.52) for boys and 8.47 (SD=4.27) for girls; mostly single-parent or reconstituted families, in terms of abuser the prevalence of stepfather or father, in terms of symptomatology and credibility, greater symptoms are identified in credible cases. Conclusion: The study results are in line with previous studies on the subject. It is important to highlight the importance of studying the relationship between traumatic symptoms and the credibility of the testimony for Forensic Psychology, however, for future studies it would be important to collect a larger sample to better understand this phenomenon.
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Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
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Abuso sexual intrafamiliar Trauma Impacto Sintomatologia Credibilidade Vítimas