Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)
Objective:This study aims to analyze (n=175) sexual abuse cases conducted in Istanbul between 2009 and 2012 by making use of a qualitative method and to describe characteristics of the cases, the attitudes of the parents and the methods of grooming of the abusers by making a holistic assessment.Meth...
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| description | Objective:This study aims to analyze (n=175) sexual abuse cases conducted in Istanbul between 2009 and 2012 by making use of a qualitative method and to describe characteristics of the cases, the attitudes of the parents and the methods of grooming of the abusers by making a holistic assessment.Methods:Qualitative analysis method was used in this study. For the data, the document analysis procedure according to the journal article reporting standards for qualitative research (JARS-Qual) standards and the research design recommended by the American Psychological Association were followed. A coding table was constructed and data were analyzed through coding table.Results:The victims (n=202) were mostly girls and the average age was 11.4 years. They were mostly exposed to penetration-related abuse (52%). The abusers were mostly from intimates of the victim (57%). Most of the abuses took place at the perpetrator’s home or in a place he/she knew (65.8%). The majority of parents learned about the abuse during the investigation (56%). Abusers applied methods such as promises, bribes, threats, or coercion to approach children and become physically closest. Bribes, warnings and threats were used to prevent the child from disclosing it after the abuse (70%).Conclusion:Children appear to be quite vulnerable due to a number of circumstances before and after the case of abuse. This vulnerability leads them to be exposed into the act of abuse, and prevents them from disclosing the abuse. The conditions leading to vulnerability have been assessed as a whole and defined as a “sexual abuse whirlpool”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d004e09ed5594fe0a7d1cc7d037ddab22023-02-15T16:15:18ZengAdli Tıp Uzmanları DerneğiAdli Tıp Bülteni1300-865X2149-45332021-12-0126317117910.17986/blm.148113049054Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)Burak Miraç Gönültaş0 Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Social Work, Sivas, Turkey Objective:This study aims to analyze (n=175) sexual abuse cases conducted in Istanbul between 2009 and 2012 by making use of a qualitative method and to describe characteristics of the cases, the attitudes of the parents and the methods of grooming of the abusers by making a holistic assessment.Methods:Qualitative analysis method was used in this study. For the data, the document analysis procedure according to the journal article reporting standards for qualitative research (JARS-Qual) standards and the research design recommended by the American Psychological Association were followed. A coding table was constructed and data were analyzed through coding table.Results:The victims (n=202) were mostly girls and the average age was 11.4 years. They were mostly exposed to penetration-related abuse (52%). The abusers were mostly from intimates of the victim (57%). Most of the abuses took place at the perpetrator’s home or in a place he/she knew (65.8%). The majority of parents learned about the abuse during the investigation (56%). Abusers applied methods such as promises, bribes, threats, or coercion to approach children and become physically closest. Bribes, warnings and threats were used to prevent the child from disclosing it after the abuse (70%).Conclusion:Children appear to be quite vulnerable due to a number of circumstances before and after the case of abuse. This vulnerability leads them to be exposed into the act of abuse, and prevents them from disclosing the abuse. The conditions leading to vulnerability have been assessed as a whole and defined as a “sexual abuse whirlpool”. http://adlitipbulteni.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/sexual-abuse-whirlpool-characteristics-of-abuse-ty/49775 sexual abusevictimchildparentsabusersgrooming methods |
| spellingShingle | Burak Miraç Gönültaş Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) Adli Tıp Bülteni sexual abuse victim child parents abusers grooming methods |
| title | Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) |
| title_full | Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) |
| title_fullStr | Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) |
| title_short | Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods) |
| title_sort | sexual abuse whirlpool characteristics of abuse type perpetrator victim relation psychological reactions of victims parents attitudes and behaviours of abusers grooming methods |
| topic | sexual abuse victim child parents abusers grooming methods |
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