As consequências do abuso sexual intrafamiliar praticado contra crianças e adolescentes

Abstract

The present study deals with sexual abuse against children and adolescents within the family, more directly on the consequences of this type of violence. The general objective sought to analyze the consequences of intrafamily sexual abuse committed against children and adolescents, with the purpose of contributing to the qualification of intervention processes by the different professionals who work in the face of this demand. The specific objectives were built from the perspective of identifying the physical, psychological and social consequences of intrafamily sexual abuse, from the perspective of the victims; Discuss the impacts of intrafamily sexual abuse on the daily lives of families. The present study has a qualitative approach of exploratory cut, using the methodological procedure of bibliographic research, in articles and books published between the years 2002 to 2019, which should answer the questions of the guiding script. Thus, eleven (11) articles from the Scielo platform and two (02) articles found on the Childhood website were selected, as well as one (01) monograph. As for the books, two (02) were found on academic google, therefore, the sample of analyzed works comprises a total of sixteen (16) productions. As a data collection instrument, a guiding script (Appendix A) was used, with questions that were prepared by the researcher for data collection. To analyze the data, the content analysis technique of Bardin (1977) was used. The analyzes revealed the presence of several inequalities in family relationships in which there is sexual abuse, such as: gender, generational and socioeconomic inequality, showing that machismo and patriarchy are determinations that diametrically influence the production and reproduction of this expression of violence. sexual abuse against children and adolescents. It is concluded that there is a need to broaden the discussion of sexual abuse of children and adolescents in different areas of knowledge, above all, reflection on actions to face it. It is from facing this problem that it will be possible to create initiatives that enhance the emancipation of the subjects involved in this process, be it the victim, family, author of violence. The sexual abuse of children and adolescents is not only a matter of public health, but also essential for the protection of human, sexual and reproductive rights of children and adolescents. Therefore, the creation of public policies and investment in the qualification of professionals who intervene in this demand is of fundamental importance for the construction of protective care.