Jones Sara
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
J Interpers Violence. 2015 May;30(8):1299-321. doi: 10.1177/0886260514540325. Epub 2014 Jul 3.
When an adolescent sexually offends, it is a traumatic experience in the lives of their families. However, there is limited research about the experiences of these family members. This article presents two qualitative pilot studies that explored the experiences of eight parents and parental figures of adolescents who have sexually offended (ASOs). Both studies are presented to give a more complete description of the experience. Data were collected using a focus group and individual interviews. The purpose of Study 1 was to identify how parents of ASOs felt when they provided support to their child after his sexual offense. The overarching theme that emerged from the data was to prevent reoffending within the context of the prescribed treatment. Three main themes emerged within this process: an interactive relationship between the parent and the child, identified as being there; the parental toll; and aspirations for the child's future. Study 2 was then conducted to further explore the parental toll using an interview guide that was developed using the Trauma Outcome Process as a theoretical framework. It aimed to identify their lived experience and describe ways in which they coped with the emotional toll. Four main themes emerged: coping with the initial response, coping with feeling responsible, coping with feeling alone and overwhelmed, and benefits from participating in a family support group. These findings revealed parents' perceptions of reality while living and coping with the experience of having a child who sexually offended. Results will be used in the development of an intervention to help this population gain acceptance and cope with this experience.
青少年实施性犯罪时，这对其家庭来说是一段痛苦的经历。然而，关于这些家庭成员经历的研究却很有限。本文介绍了两项定性试点研究，探讨了八名青少年性犯罪者（ASO）的父母及家长角色的经历。两项研究均旨在更全面地描述这种经历。数据通过焦点小组和个人访谈收集。研究1的目的是确定青少年性犯罪者的父母在孩子性犯罪后为其提供支持时的感受。数据中出现的总体主题是在规定治疗的背景下防止再次犯罪。在此过程中出现了三个主要主题：父母与孩子之间的互动关系，即陪伴；父母付出的代价；以及对孩子未来的期望。随后进行了研究2，以使用以创伤结果过程为理论框架制定的访谈指南进一步探讨父母付出的代价。其目的是确定他们的生活经历，并描述他们应对情感代价的方式。出现了四个主要主题：应对最初的反应、应对责任感、应对孤独和不堪重负的感觉，以及参与家庭支持小组的益处。这些发现揭示了父母在面对和应对有性犯罪孩子这一经历时对现实的看法。研究结果将用于制定一项干预措施，以帮助这一群体获得接纳并应对这种经历。
