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Análise Psicológica

 ISSN 0870-8231

     

 

Conhecimentos e atitudes dos pais, menores e professores em relação ao abuso sexual

 

AMAIA DEL CAMPO SÁNCHEZ (*)

 

RESUMO

O presente trabalho tem como objectivo estudar os conhecimentos e as atitudes dos pais, menores e professores em relação ao abuso sexual, como ponto de partida para a elaboração de programas de prevenção. Os sujeitos deste estudo foram 113 menores de idades compreendidas entre os 8 e os 12 anos, 225 pais e 26 professores ensino básico.

Os resultados da nossa investigação indicam que tanto os pais como os professores possuem muito pouca informação sobre a realidade do abuso sexual infantil e mantém inúmeras crenças erradas em torno deste tema. No que concerne aos menores, a maioria ouviu falar alguma vez do abuso sexual e, sem dúvida, têm uma visão do abuso unida à violência na qual os agressores são sempre desconhecidos.

Palavras-chave: Abuso sexual, conhecimentos, pais, menores, professores.

 

ABSTRACT

The object of the present paper was to study the knowledge and attitudes of parents, minors and teachers regarding sexual abuse, as a starting point for preparing programs for the prevention of the sexual abuse of children.

The study was carried out with 113 minors aged between 8 and 13, 225 parents and 26 teachers. The results of our research reveal that both parents and teachers have very little information on the reality of child sexual abuse and maintain many false beliefs about this subject. For example, as regards the minors, most of them have heard of sexual abuse at some time, but their view of abuse is linked to violence where the aggressors are always strangers.

Key words: Sexual abuse, knowledge, parents, minors, teachers.

 

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(*) Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Salamanca, Avenida de la Merced, 109-131, 37.005 Salamanca, España.

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