Schönbucher Verena, Maier Thomas, Mohler-Kuo Meichun, Schnyder Ulrich, Landolt Markus A
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Zurich, Culmannstrasse 8, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland,
Arch Sex Behav. 2014 Apr;43(3):571-86. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0230-x. Epub 2014 Jan 28.
The extent and quality of social support provided to young survivors of sexual abuse (SA) have only rarely been examined. This qualitative study aimed to investigate adolescent perspectives on social support received in the aftermath of SA. A total of 26 sexually victimized adolescents (15-18 years old) participated in a qualitative face-to-face, in-depth interview that focused on perceived social support. Qualitative content analysis was conducted as per Mayring (2008) using the qualitative data analysis program ATLAS.ti. In addition, quantitative correlational analyses were conducted to identify characteristics of SA and their associations with perceived social support. Although participants perceived parental support as the most necessary type of support, they were much more satisfied with support from peers. In particular, adolescents stated that they wished they had received more emotional support from their parents in order to better cope with the abuse. About half of participants reported having received counseling, and counseling was seen as very helpful in dealing with the consequences of SA. Only a few adolescents mentioned their school as a source of support. Intra-familial abuse, younger victim age at the time of abuse, an adult perpetrator, and severe abuse were all negatively associated with satisfaction with perceived support. Our results suggest that support for young survivors of SA needs to be improved. Prevention of SA needs particular focus on improving parental reactions to SA, facilitating access to professional support, and raising teacher awareness of the importance of their role in the provision of support for sexually victimized children.
向遭受性虐待的年轻幸存者提供的社会支持的程度和质量很少受到研究。这项定性研究旨在调查青少年对性虐待后所获得社会支持的看法。共有26名遭受性虐待的青少年（15至18岁）参与了一次定性的面对面深入访谈，访谈重点是感知到的社会支持。按照迈林（2008年）的方法，使用定性数据分析程序ATLAS.ti进行了定性内容分析。此外，还进行了定量相关分析，以确定性虐待的特征及其与感知到的社会支持的关联。尽管参与者认为父母的支持是最必要的支持类型，但他们对来自同龄人的支持更满意。特别是，青少年表示，他们希望从父母那里得到更多情感支持，以便更好地应对虐待。约一半的参与者报告接受过咨询，并且咨询被视为对处理性虐待后果非常有帮助。只有少数青少年提到学校是支持来源。家庭内部虐待、遭受虐待时受害者年龄较小、成年施暴者以及严重虐待都与对感知到的支持的满意度呈负相关。我们的结果表明，对遭受性虐待的年轻幸存者的支持需要改进。预防性虐待需要特别关注改善父母对性虐待的反应、促进获得专业支持，以及提高教师对其在为遭受性虐待儿童提供支持方面作用重要性的认识。
