Gerwert U, Thurn C, Fegert J
Abt. f. Psychiatrie u. Neurologie des Kindes- u. Jugendalters, FU Berlin.
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 1993 Oct;42(8):273-8.
Previous studies especially research done by systemic family-therapists stressed the importance of the role of the mother in sexual abuse of children by male family members. The literature on the reactions of mothers and their coping with the situation after disclosure will be reviewed. Our own qualitative studies on the reactions of mothers showed, that the disclosure is a multiple crisis for the mother: (a) A crisis and/or breakdown of the hitherto existing concepts of partnership; (b) the mothering-competence is called in question; (c) breakdown of the previous self assertion and self concept as a woman; (d) psychosocial crisis of bereavement and/or conflicts and changes in all relationships (isolation, loneliness); (e) material and economical crisis. Different case examples will be given in order to illustrate the findings. Finally the importance of these findings for consulting and therapeutic work with mothers will be discussed.
以往的研究，尤其是系统家庭治疗师所做的研究，强调了母亲在男性家庭成员对儿童性虐待中所扮演角色的重要性。本文将回顾有关母亲的反应以及她们在事件披露后应对情况的文献。我们自己关于母亲反应的定性研究表明，事件披露对母亲来说是一场多重危机：（a）迄今为止现存的伴侣关系概念出现危机和/或破裂；（b）母亲的养育能力受到质疑；（c）之前作为女性的自我主张和自我概念破裂；（d）丧亲之痛的心理社会危机和/或所有关系中的冲突与变化（孤立、孤独）；（e）物质和经济危机。将给出不同的案例以说明研究结果。最后将讨论这些研究结果对与母亲进行咨询和治疗工作的重要性。
