Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Mar;26(4):745-68. doi: 10.1177/0886260510365875. Epub 2010 Jun 28.
The broad objective of this study was to understand the incidence and severity of aggression among sexually abused girls who were trafficked and who were then further used for commercial sexual exploitation (referred to subsequently as sexually abused trafficked girls). In addition, the impact of counseling for minimizing aggression in these girls was investigated. A group of 120 sexually abused trafficked Indian girls and a group of 120 nonsexually abused Indian girls, aged 13 to 18, participated in the study. The sexually abused trafficked girls were purposively selected from four shelters located in and around Kolkata, India. The nonsexually abused girls were selected randomly from four schools situated near the shelters, and these girls were matched by age with the sexually abused trafficked girls. Data were collected using a Background Information Schedule and a standardized psychological test, that is, The Aggression Scale. Results revealed that 16.7% of the girls were first sexually abused between 6 and 9 years of age, 37.5% between 10 and 13 years of age, and 45.8% between 14 and 17 years of age. Findings further revealed that 4.2% of the sexually abused trafficked girls demonstrated saturated aggression, and 26.7% were highly aggressive, that is, extremely frustrated and rebellious. Across age groups, the sexually abused trafficked girls suffered from more aggression (p < .05), compared with the nonvictimized girls. Psychological interventions, such as individual and group counseling, were found to have a positive impact on the sexually abused trafficked girls. These findings should motivate counselors to deal with sexually abused children. It is also hoped that authorities in welfare homes will understand the importance of counseling for sexually abused trafficked children, and will appoint more counselors for this purpose.
本研究的主要目的是了解遭受性虐待后被贩卖并进一步用于商业性剥削的女孩(以下简称遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩)中攻击行为的发生率和严重程度。此外,还研究了咨询对减少这些女孩攻击行为的影响。该研究纳入了 120 名遭受性虐待的印度被贩卖女孩和 120 名未遭受性虐待的印度女孩,年龄在 13 至 18 岁之间。遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩是从印度加尔各答及其周边地区的四个庇护所中有意选择的。未遭受性虐待的女孩是从四个靠近庇护所的学校中随机选择的,这些女孩与遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩按年龄匹配。数据收集使用了背景信息表和一项标准化心理测试,即攻击量表。结果显示,16.7%的女孩首次遭受性虐待的年龄在 6 至 9 岁之间,37.5%的女孩在 10 至 13 岁之间,45.8%的女孩在 14 至 17 岁之间。研究结果还表明,4.2%的遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩表现出攻击性饱和,26.7%的女孩表现出高度攻击性,即极度沮丧和叛逆。在各个年龄组中,遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩比未受害女孩遭受更多的攻击(p<0.05)。个体和团体咨询等心理干预措施被发现对遭受性虐待的被贩卖女孩有积极影响。这些发现应该激励咨询师处理遭受性虐待的儿童问题。希望福利机构的主管部门也能认识到咨询对遭受性虐待的被贩卖儿童的重要性,并为此目的任命更多的咨询师。