Plummer Carol A, Eastin Julie A
Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2007 Jun;22(6):775-87. doi: 10.1177/0886260507300753.
On learning that her child was sexually abused, a mother must interact with professionals charged with the implementation of investigations, treatment, and legal remedies. This qualitative study, based on data from three focus groups (n = 19) and open-ended survey questions (n = 40), documents mothers' experiences with these professionals. Mothers report a lack of support from many professionals including receiving poor services, being criticized, insensitivity to their concerns, and being accused of false allegations and state that they have difficulty seeing the "system" as a positive future resource. Mothers reported appreciation for helpful professionals, whom they most often identified as therapists. Determining which mothers are reporting system problems and the effect of negative maternal-system interactions on mother and child outcomes are recommended as follow-up research.
得知自己的孩子遭受性虐待后，母亲必须与负责进行调查、治疗和法律补救的专业人员打交道。这项定性研究基于来自三个焦点小组（n = 19）的数据和开放式调查问卷（n = 40），记录了母亲们与这些专业人员打交道的经历。母亲们报告称，许多专业人员缺乏支持，包括服务质量差、受到批评、对她们的担忧不敏感，以及被指控提出虚假指控，她们还表示很难将“系统”视为未来的积极资源。母亲们对提供帮助的专业人员表示感激，她们最常提到的是治疗师。建议后续研究确定哪些母亲在报告系统问题，以及母婴与系统之间的负面互动对母亲和孩子的结果产生的影响。
