26742Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft, 26557Universität Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Dec;37(23-24):NP21749-NP21774. doi: 10.1177/08862605211062997. Epub 2021 Dec 28.
The current study is based on an in-depth thematic analysis of 20 interviews with German and Israeli adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) by religious authority figures (RAF). This paper aims to explore survivors' experiences within the Jewish ultra-Orthodox and Christian communities, as well as to draw comparisons between the abusive structures and disclosure in these two contexts. The results point to the complexity of CSA by RAF, which is embedded in the survivors' perceptions of themselves as emotionally and cognitively captured by the perpetrators who are a symbol of a parent or God and faith. The participants expressed great concern regarding disclosing the abuse against the backdrop of familial, cultural, and community inhibitors, such as fear of social stigmatization, inability to recognize the abuse, and the taboo of sexuality discourse. The survivors' traumatic experiences were intensified in light of negative social responses to disclosure and encounters with insensitive officials. A comparison of the cultures revealed differences regarding the nature of community life and educational institutions, which may have shaped the disclosure and recognition of the abuse. The study highlights the importance of comparative follow-up studies related to this phenomenon in order to examine its universal and unique cultural contexts.
本研究基于对 20 名遭受宗教权威人士（RAF）性虐待的德国和以色列成年幸存者的深入主题分析。本文旨在探讨幸存者在犹太极端正统派和基督教社区内的经历，并比较这两个背景下的虐待结构和揭露情况。研究结果表明，RAF 实施的 CSA 非常复杂，它嵌入了幸存者对自己的认知，即他们被施害者情感和认知上所俘获，而施害者是父母或上帝和信仰的象征。参与者对在家庭、文化和社区抑制因素的背景下揭露虐待表示极大的关注，例如害怕社会污名化、无法识别虐待以及性话语的禁忌。由于对揭露的负面社会反应和遇到不敏感的官员，幸存者的创伤经历加剧了。对文化的比较揭示了社区生活和教育机构性质的差异，这可能塑造了对虐待的揭露和认识。本研究强调了进行相关现象的比较后续研究的重要性，以便研究其普遍和独特的文化背景。
