Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:38:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SyrleineMPBB.pdf: 847951 bytes, checksum: 7f853aea2ca27a8d44e65321d1c4035f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-09-02 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This research investigates the self-esteem of children who suffered physical violence by family members. Seven children took part in the research: three boys and four girls, aged between six and twelve years old. The analysis were done from the constructed data obtained from: semi-structured interview, activities about human feelings, activities that included facial expressions, unfinished phrases, Pinocchio s story, a drawing of a family and a drawing of their own family. Data were analyzed from the Content Analysis. The Thematic Units were: violence, intrafamily violence, and self-esteem. The synthesis of the categories studied evidenced that the physical violence and the psychological violence present in the lives of children affect the positive development of their self-concept and, consequently, of their self-esteem. Among the results, we emphasize some negative feelings that are present in children s lives such as fear, a sense of guilt, and sadness, arising out of the situations of violence they have experienced / Esta pesquisa investiga a auto-estima das crian?as que sofreram viol?ncia f?sica tendo como agente membro da fam?lia. Participaram como sujeitos da pesquisa 7 crian?as - 3 do sexo masculino e 4 do feminino - com idade entre 6 anos completos e 12 anos, incompletos. As an?lises foram feitas a partir dos dados obtidos em entrevista semi-estruturada, atividades sobre os sentimentos humanos, atividades que inclu?am express?es faciais, frases inacabadas, hist?ria de Pin?quio, o desenho de uma fam?lia e o desenho da fam?lia do sujeito. Os indicadores foram analisados a partir da an?lise do conte?do. As unidades tem?ticas foram: viol?ncia, viol?ncia intrafamiliar e auto-estima. A s?ntese das categorias estudadas evidenciou que a viol?ncia f?sica e a viol?ncia psicol?gica presentes na vida das crian?as comprometem o desenvolvimento positivo de seu autoconceito e, conseq?entemente, de sua auto-estima. Dentre os resultados, destacamos v?rios sentimentos negativos que permeiam a vida das crian?as, entre eles, medo, culpa, tristeza decorrentes das situa??es de viol?ncia vivenciada