Submitted by PPG Psicologia (psicologia-pg@pucrs.br) on 2018-01-15T18:33:05Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ADRIANA_MIELE_DIS.pdf: 1002381 bytes, checksum: 5fd2027201c45d3b962df499461190e3 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2018-01-26T11:35:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ADRIANA_MIELE_DIS.pdf: 1002381 bytes, checksum: 5fd2027201c45d3b962df499461190e3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-26T11:37:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ADRIANA_MIELE_DIS.pdf: 1002381 bytes, checksum: 5fd2027201c45d3b962df499461190e3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-16 / The manifestation of sexual behavior in childhood is expected and present in typical child development. However, disorders involving sexual behavior are often related to cases of sexual abuse. The variable sexual behavior is therefore taken into account in most psychological assessments aimed at diagnosing situations and abusive sexual experiences. For the inclusion of the assessment of these behaviors in an objective and reliable sexual victimization diagnostic procedure, the use of adequate evaluation tools for the child's cultural context is required. This study inquires about the sexual behavior of children between six and twelve years and compares the differences in the frequency and intensity of these behaviors from children of three different groups: victims of sexual abuse, victims of abuse and with clinical symptoms. The empirical section investigates the differences in the occurrence of sexual behavior between groups and the influence of social-demographic variables. In order to accomplish this, the translation and adaptation of the Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI) (Friedrich, 1997) was held, which served as a tool to survey the type, intensity and frequency of sexual behaviors in the studied sample. No significant differences were found between the groups in the total score of CSBI. However, the instrument's domain responsible for investigating sexual knowledge inappropriate for the child's age was different between groups, with the group who experienced sexual abuse presenting significantly more behaviors related to that domain. Besides the empirical section, a theoretical study, focused upon academic works that have addressed the issue of sexual behaviors in childhood and its relation to the experience of sexual abuse, was developed. The studies that made up the review were published between the years 2003 and 2013. Eight studies, from five different countries, were selected. Most instruments used in these studies were the CSBI and the CBCL. There were no studies in the national context that addressed the issue of sexual behaviors. Noteworthy is also the small number of works addressing the selected theme. / A manifesta??o de comportamentos sexuais na inf?ncia ? esperada e est? presente no desenvolvimento infantil t?pico. Todavia, dist?rbios envolvendo condutas sexuais s?o, ami?de, relacionados ? hip?tese de abusos sexuais. A vari?vel comportamento sexual ?, portanto, levada em considera??o em grande parte das avalia??es psicol?gicas que visam a diagnosticar situa??es e viv?ncias sexualmente abusivas. Para que a avalia??o das condutas sexuais possa ser inclu?da de maneira objetiva e confi?vel nos processos de diagn?stico da vitimiza??o sexual, ? necess?rio que haja ferramentas adequadas para o contexto cultural em que a crian?a est? inserida. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os comportamentos sexuais de crian?as entre seis e doze anos, bem como verificar se h? diferen?as na frequ?ncia e intensidade dos comportamentos sexuais de crian?as de tr?s grupos distintos: crian?as v?timas de abusos sexuais, crian?as v?timas de maus-tratos e crian?as com sintomas cl?nicos. Na sess?o emp?rica da disserta??o, foram investigadas poss?veis diferen?as entre grupos na manifesta??o dos comportamentos sexuais, bem como a influ?ncia de vari?veis sociodemogr?ficas na manifesta??o dessas condutas. Para que este objetivo fosse alcan?ado, foi realizada a tradu??o e adapta??o do instrumento Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI), o qual serviu como ferramenta para o levantamento do tipo, intensidade e frequ?ncia das condutas sexuais na amostra pesquisada. N?o foram encontradas diferen?as significativas entre os grupos no escore total do CSBI. Entretanto, o dom?nio do instrumento que investiga conhecimentos sexuais inapropriados para a idade apresentou diferen?a entre grupos, tendo as crian?as do grupo que vivenciou abuso sexual apresentado significativamente mais comportamentos relacionados a esse dom?nio. A disserta??o integrou ainda um estudo te?rico, o qual identificou e caracterizou estudos que abordaram o tema dos comportamentos sexuais na inf?ncia e sua rela??o com a viv?ncia de abusos sexuais. Os estudos que integraram a revis?o foram publicados entre os anos de 2003 e 2013. Foram selecionados oito estudos com esta tem?tica, produzidos em cinco diferentes pa?ses: Estados Unidos, Canad?, Inglaterra, Austr?lia e Nova Zel?ndia. Os instrumentos mais empregados nestes estudos foram o CSBI e o CBCL. N?o foram encontradas pesquisas no contexto nacional que contemplassem a tem?tica dos comportamentos sexuais. Os estudos apontaram a viv?ncia de abuso sexual, viol?ncia dom?stica, idade e g?nero como fatores relacionados ao aparecimento de problemas de comportamento sexual. Destaca-se, ainda, o pequeno n?mero de investiga??es com o tema selecionado.