Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Private provider of psychotherapy services through the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Finland.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 Oct;28(4):1509-1523. doi: 10.1177/13591045221136638. Epub 2022 Nov 5.
This paper examines the way in which parental stalking - as a form of domestic abuse - raises fear in children and affects their sense of safety. The study draws on three therapeutic action groups involving 13 children who have experienced stalking by their fathers/stepfathers after the parents' separation. The research question is as follows: How does children's sense of fear manifest in therapeutic action groups? The qualitative analysis revealed three qualities of fear among the children: (1) internalised, (2) constant and (3) episodic. appeared as a child's mental state that materialised as an overwhelming sentiment in the group sessions and elsewhere. activated at times, and the senses of fear and security alternated both in the sessions and elsewhere. related to the children's memories of violent events and father's stalking behaviour. The children were able to sense security in the group and in daily life owing to a temporal distance to their father's stalking. Our findings underscore the importance of professionals' awareness of the qualities of children's fear and the significance of assessing their fear and sense of safety in a child-centered manner in therapeutic practices.
本文探讨了父母跟踪（作为一种家庭虐待形式）如何引起孩子的恐惧，并影响他们的安全感。该研究借鉴了涉及 13 名在父母分居后经历过父亲/继父跟踪的儿童的三个治疗行动小组。研究问题如下：儿童的恐惧感如何在治疗行动小组中表现出来？定性分析揭示了儿童恐惧的三种特质：（1）内化，（2）持续，（3）突发。恐惧表现为一种儿童的心理状态，在小组会议和其他地方表现为一种压倒性的情绪。恐惧会时不时地出现，而在小组会议和其他地方，恐惧和安全感的感觉会交替出现。突发恐惧与儿童对暴力事件和父亲跟踪行为的记忆有关。由于与父亲跟踪的时间距离，儿童在小组和日常生活中能够感受到安全感。我们的研究结果强调了专业人员意识到儿童恐惧的特质的重要性，以及在治疗实践中以儿童为中心评估他们的恐惧和安全感的重要性。
