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Relationship Between Concealment of Child Sexual Abuse And Sexual Stigma

Çocuk Cinsel İstismarının Gizlenmesi ve Cinsel Damgalama İlişkisi

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59–78
Publication Date
2022-04-30
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Along with stigmatization, factors such as dishonor and shame, fear of staying out of gender values, pressure from social environment and patriarchal family, being threatened, incest relationships, worrying about the reputation of the victim and her/his family are effective in concealing sexual abuse.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Child sexual abuse is an issue that has significant consequences for both individual and social health but it is not wanted to be revealed and is often repressed.
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Key Findings & Data:To find the social risk factors of child sexual abuse and to determine the effect of sexual stigma on the victim, the forensic case files of children who were subject to sexual abuse and referred to the Child Monitoring Center in Malatya between 2015 and 2019, were investigated.
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Conclusion & Impact:Along with stigmatization, factors such as dishonor and shame, fear of staying out of gender values, pressure from social environment and patriarchal family, being threatened, incest relationships, worrying about the reputation of the victim and her/his family are effective in concealing sexual abuse.
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⚙️Variables:Cinsel İstismar · Çocuk Cinsel İstismarı · Damgalama

Abstract

Child sexual abuse is an issue that has significant consequences for both individual and social health but it is not wanted to be revealed and is often repressed. The cases reported to the judicial authorities are just the tip of the iceberg. This study aims to analyze the effect of “stigmatizing the victim”, which has an important role in keeping child sexual abuse concealed. To find the social risk factors of child sexual abuse and to determine the effect of sexual stigma on the victim, the forensic case files of children who were subject to sexual abuse and referred to the Child Monitoring Center in Malatya between 2015 and 2019, were investigated. All of the files of 678 children who were victims of sexual abuse registered between these years were analyzed with a content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it was observed that the confrontation of the victim children with sexual stigma caused the sexual abuse cases to remain concealed. Along with stigmatization, factors such as dishonor and shame, fear of staying out of gender values, pressure from social environment and patriarchal family, being threatened, incest relationships, worrying about the reputation of the victim and her/his family are effective in concealing sexual abuse.

Özet

Çocuk cinsel istismarı hem bireysel hem de toplumsal sağlık açısından önemli sonuçları olan fakat açığa çıkarılmak istenmeyen ve genellikle bastırılan bir konudur. Adli makamlara bildirilen vakalar, buzdağının sadece görünen kısmıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, çocuk cinsel istismarının gizli kalmasında önemli bir rolü bulunan “mağduru damgalama”nın etkisini analiz etmektir. Çocuk cinsel istismarının toplumsal risk faktörlerini bulabilmek ve cinsel damgalamanın mağdur üzerindeki etkisini tespit edebilmek amacıyla, adli kurumlar tarafından 2015- 2019 yılları arasında Malatya ilindeki Çocuk İzlem Merkezi’ne yönlendirilen cinsel istismara uğramış çocukların adlî vaka dosyaları araştırılmıştır. Bu yıllar arasında kayıtlı bulunan cinsel istismar mağduru 678 çocuğa ait dosyaların tamamı, içerik analizi tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, mağdur çocukların cinsel damgalanma ile karşı karşıya bulunmasının, cinsel istismar vakalarının gizli kalmasına neden olduğu görülmüştür. Damgalamayla birlikte mağdur çocukların cinsel istismar olaylarını gizlemelerinde, lekelenme ve utanç duygusu, toplumsal cinsiyet değerlerinin dışında kalma korkusu, sosyal çevre ve ataerkil aile baskısı, tehdit edilme, ensest ilişkiler, mağdurun ve ailesinin itibarının zedelenme endişeleri gibi faktörlerin önemli rol oynadığı tespit edilmiştir

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ERSOY, E., ÇETİNTAŞ, A., AKSÜT, Y. (2022). Relationship Between Concealment of Child Sexual Abuse And Sexual Stigma. İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 1, 59–78. https://ajindex.com/articles/674426

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