Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 16-20, 34-37, 57-60).

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Thesis (M.A. (Social Work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Survivors of child sexual abuse experience a lot but various challenges in their everyday lives. The overall aim of the study was to describe the experiences of male adult survivors of child sexual abuse at Ga-Matlala, Limpopo Province. The study objectives were to identify types of child sexual abuse cases at Ga- Matlala uperpetrated prior 1994; to determine how adult male survivors of child sexual abuse handle their life problems; to describe the social impact of child sexual abuse on male adult survivors; and to recommend appropriate professional intervention to male adult survivors of child sexual abuse. The study utilised descriptive research design. The data was collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews from three (3) survivors of child sexual abuse who were sexually abused prior 1994 who are residing at Ga-Matlala area. The sample consisted of survivors of child sexual abuse drawn from the database of Bakone Tribal Council compiled and administered pre 1994. A thematic analysis method was selected. Thematic analysis organises and describes data set in detail. The data was analysed in eight steps.Ethical considerations such as voluntary participation, permission to conduct the study, anonymity, confidentiality and no harm to respondents were considered.The researcher found that two survivors indicated to be having abilities to resolve their personal problems while one participant has indicated to be having problems in resolving his personal problems. All three survivors indicated to be engaged in an intimate relationships. All there survivors indicated to have had experienced child sexual abuse more than once and they also indicated to have had experienced more than one type of sexual abuse. Two participants out of three survivors had not reported of imitating what they experienced while one has adopted the lifestyle but he is not doing it with children like it was done to him. All survivors indicated to have forgiven their perpetrators. All of survivors indicated that their childhood experience had a negative impact in their childhood lives and it still has a negative influence in their adult life. All three survivors indicated to have not accessed professional assistance in their childhood even during their participation in the study they have not yet accessed professional intervention towards their past traumatic experience. However, all three survivors acknowledged the fact that post traumatic intervention is important to their personal growth with regard to finding closure, gaining confidence and finding coping strategies that will be helpful in facing their personal problems with an open mind and positivity of finding solutions without tracing their childhood past into it. The researcher concluded that all the participants of the study had experienced different kinds or types of child sexual abuse and it has negatively impacted them. Being involved in an intimate relationship was not difficult for the survivors as all of them were engaged in intimate relationships. All three survivors need to access professional help for them to overcome the impact of their past child sexual abuse experience. There is a huge difference/gap regarding the previous findings and the current findings mainly because most of the previous studies were European based than African Based (South Africa) and it was also showing a gap between European based Theories and African based theories when dealing with child sexual abuse. The main recommendation that the researcher had was to motivate the survivors to participate in the process of accessing professional help to enable them to deal with their current lives without tracing everything back to their childhood.

This research focuses on the personal stories surrounding men who were sexually abused in childhood. The aim of this study is to shed light on the experiences of these men, and attempt to lift the veil of secrecy and stigma attached to male childhood sexual abuse. Three participants were selected for this qualitative study using the selection procedure of purposive sampling. Each participant was introduced with the use of a semi-structured interview format, and the information that was obtained from each participant was explored using a hermeneutic analysis approach. The results suggest that society’s naivety and ignorance of issues pertaining to sexually abused men are prominent. Both differences and similarities, in relation to the experiences of these men, are evident. With particular reference to the three participants whom partook in this study, the differing experiences that appear significant are suicidal ideation; low self-esteem; flashbacks; fear of men in general; and mind-body separation. The similar experiences that are evident within the participants’ stories are their desire for secrecy; fear of what society may think of them; desperate attempts to cope and subsequently escape the memories of their pasts; long-lasting effects, such as a lack of trust and an absence of intimacy; and determination to move forward and prevail. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The sexual abuse of boys is regarded as a worldwide problem. Even in South Africa the sexual abuse of boys is described as an epidemic that as the social work phenomenon of women as perpetrators, can no longer be seen as rare. Although legislation, The South African Children’s Act, 38 of 2005 (2006) and The Sexual Offences Amendment Act, 32 of 2007, have contributed to a greater awareness with regards to the boy as victim of sexual abuse, there still is a lot of misconceptions with regards to the boy as victim of sexual abuse. A need for formal scientific research with regards to this problem was therefore identified and lead to the conducting of this study. Focusing on the sexual abuse of the boy in middle childhood was the purpose of this study, because the middle childhood is seen as the most vulnerable developmental phase for the boy to be sexually abused in. Social workers play a primary role in the prevention, early intervention, intervention and after care in this regard. This study was aimed at determining social workers’ opinions on the sexual abuse of boys in middle childhood. The purpose of the study was met through the five goals that were determined. The goals of the study were to discuss the middle childhood as developmental phase within a human developmental perspective and to describe the sexual abuse of boys as social work phenomenon, in order to develop insight with regards to the sexual abuse of boys. Goals determined for the purpose of this study also included the discussion of the sexual abuse of boys as social work phenomenon, focusing on the definition of sexual abuse, inclining factors to sexual abuse, the types of sexual abuse and the context and motivation for sexual abuse of boys. To discuss the different types of perpetrators in the sexual abuse of boys and to investigate the motivations of perpetrators with regards to the sexual abuse of boys were also goals that were determined. This study’s goals were also to investigate the opinions of social workers with regards to the sexual abuse of boys in middle childhood and to make recommendations regarding the promoting of social work service delivery to the sexually abused boy. The literature study that was undertaken builds a foundation for the problem of the sexual abuse of the boy in middle childhood to be seen, within the right context. An explorative and descriptive study was conducted with twenty seven social workers in the Western Cape, Olifantsrivervalley area as geographical area. Semi-structured questionnaires were used for data collection. The results were purposefully processed and analyzed according to a qualitative- and quantitative research method. The empirical study’s findings enabled the researcher to come to certain conclusions. Using the literature study, the empirical study, findings and conclusions that followed on that, recommendations could be made to social workers in order to promote social work service delivery to the sexually abused boy in middle childhood. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die seksuele mishandeling van seuns word as ‘n wêreldwye probleem beskou. Ook in Suid- Afrika word die seksuele mishandeling van seuns as ‘n epidemie beskryf wat net soos die maatskaplike werk verskynsel van vroue oortreders, nie meer as raar beskou kan word nie. Alhoewel wetgewing soos Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kinderwet, 38 van 2005 (2006), asook Die Wysigingswet op die Strafreg (seksuele misdrywe en verwante aangeleenthede), 32 van 2007, bygedra het tot ‘n groter bewustheid van die seun as slagoffer van seksuele mishandeling, bestaan daar steeds baie wanbegrippe ten opsigte van die die seun as slagoffer van seksuele mishandeling. ‘n Behoefte aan formele wetenskaplike navorsing met betrekking tot hierdie probleem is geïdentifiseer met die gevolg dat hierdie studie onderneem is. Vir die doel van hierdie studie is daar gefokus op die seksuele mishandeling van die seun in sy middelkinderjare, aangesien die middelkinderjare as die mees weerloosste ontwikkelingsfase beskou word vir die seun om seksueel mishandel te word. Maatskaplike werkers speel ‘n primêre rol in die voorkoming, vroeë intervensie, intervensie en nasorg in hierdie verband. Hierdie studie het daarom ten doel gehad om maatskaplike werkers se sienings oor die seksuele mishandeling van seuns in die middelkinderjare te bepaal. Die doel van die studie is bereik na aanleiding van vyf doelwitte wat gestel is. Die doelwitte van die studie was om die middelkinderjare as ontwikkelingsfase binne ‘n menslike ontwikkelingsperspektief te bespreek en om die seksuele mishandeling van die seun as maatskaplike werk verskynsel te verduidelik ten einde begrip met betrekking tot die probleem van seksuele mishandeling van seuns te ontwikkel. Doelwitte wat gestel is ten einde die doel van die studie te bereik, het onder andere behels om seksuele mishandeling van seuns as maatskaplike werk verskynsel te beskou, deur te fokus op die definiëring van seksuele mishandeling, aanleidende faktore tot seksuele mishandeling, die vorme van seksuele mishandeling en die konteks en motivering van seksuele mishandeling van seuns. Om die verskillende tipes oortreders in die seksuele mishandeling van seuns te bespreek en om ondersoek in te stel na die motiverings van oortreders ten opsigte van die seksuele mishandeling van seuns, was ook as doelwit gestel. Hierdie studie se doelwitte was ook om ‘n ondersoek te doen na die sienings van maatskaplike werkers ten opsigte van die seksuele mishandeling van seuns in die middelkinderjare en om aanbevelings te maak ten opsigte van die bevordering van maatskaplike werk dienslewering aan die seksueel mishandelde seun. Die literatuurstudie wat gedoen is het ‘n fondasie geskep om die probleem van die seksuele mishandeling van die seun in sy middelkinderjare, in die regte konteks te kan beskou. ‘n Verkennende en beskrywende studie is gedoen en het sewe-en-twintig maatskaplike werkers in die Wes-Kaap, Olifantsriviervallei area as geografiese gebied ingesluit. Semigestruktureerde vraelyste is benut om inligting in te samel. Die resultate was volgens ‘n kwalitatiewe- en kwantitatiewe navorsingsmetode verwerk en geanaliseer. Die empiriese ondersoek se bevindinge het die navorser in staat gestel om sekere gevolgtrekkings te maak. Na aanleiding van die literatuurstudie, die empiriese ondersoek, die bevindinge en die gevolgtrekkings wat daarop gevolg het, kon aanbevelings gemaak word aan maatskaplike werkers ten einde die maatskaplike werk dienslewering aan die seksueel mishandelde seun in sy middelkinderjare te bevorder.

INTRODUÇÃO: Diante da complexidade e da escassez de pesquisas sobre o abuso sexual de meninos no Brasil, e dada à gravidade dos danos psíquicos e sexuais possíveis de ocorrer em vítimas de abuso, surge à necessidade de estudos sistematizados quanto ao perfil psicológico e sexual de adolescentes com histórico de abuso na infância, para embasar as propostas terapêuticas e para a prevenção dos possíveis riscos de disfunções e transtornos da sexualidade, incluindo o risco de que a vítima passe a assumir o papel de agressor. O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar as características psicológicas e sexuais de adolescentes do sexo masculino que foram, enquanto crianças, vítimas de abuso sexual. METODOS: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, retrospectivo e seccional realizado no Programa de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Forense (NUFOR) do IPq- HC-FMUSP e na Fundação Casa, para menores em medida socioeducativa. Foram formados três grupos de participantes sendo 20 de adolescentes de 16 a 18 anos, internos da Fundação (GA), com histórico de abuso sexual, 06 de adolescentes de 16 a 18 anos (GC), com o mesmo histórico, que procuraram tratamento psicológico no ambulatório NUFOR e 21 adolescentes, sem histórico de abuso, na mesma faixa etária e escolaridade, que formaram o grupo controle (GB). Avaliou-se o desempenho cognitivo quanto às funções de recuperação da memória (de curto e longo prazo), o nível de estresse, impulsividade, nível de neuroticismo e estabilidade emocional, além do comportamento sexual dos adolescentes. RESULTADOS: Os resultados da comparação entre as variáveis dos grupos A e B apontaram diferenças significativas no que se refere ao processo de recuperação total da memória (p= ,004), na recuperação consistente (p=,000) e inconsistente (p=,004). Houve significância também, quanto à estabilidade emocional, no fator Desajustamento Psicossocial, (p=,002) que contem itens relacionados a comportamentos sexuais de risco ou atípicos. Os achados da análise qualitativa, com relação ao comportamento sexual atual, revelaram que 50% dos adolescentes com ou sem transgressões legais, assumiram a prática de sexo com crianças, com uma ou mais vítimas. Quanto às características do abuso sofrido, a violência intrafamiliar, unida ao maior tempo de duração, revelou-se como fator de gravidade no modus operandi do comportamento agressor. CONCLUSÕES: História de abuso sexual em meninos pode ser um dos fatores de risco para posteriores déficits de acessibilidade da memória e pode estar associado com a repetição e a gravidade do comportamento sexualmente agressivo na adolescência / INTRODUCTION: Facing the complexity and lack of researches on sexual abuse of young boys in Brazil and the seriousness of possible psychosexual damages to occur in abused victims, the necessity of systemized studies is required, both to psychosexual profile of adolescents that have a historical of sexual abuse in childhood to base therapeutic proposals and to prevent possible risks of dysfunction and sexual disturbances including the risk the victim might assume the aggressor´s role. The aim of this study was to investigate psychological and sexual profiles of male adolescents, who were victms of sexual abuse in their younger days. METHODS: It is an exploitative, retrospective and sectional study, accomplished at Psychiatric and Psychologic Forensic Program (NUFOR) of the so - called Ipq Hospital das Clinicas Psychiatric Institute (FMUSP) and the so - called Fundação Casa, correctional system for underage boys and girls who are serving a sentence, in social and educational measures. Three groups of participants were formed by 20 adolescents from 16 to 18 years old, with sexual abuse report who are in the Fundação (GA), 06 adolescents, with the same story from 16 to 18 years old, (GC) who looked for psychological treatment at Nufor Ambulatory and 21 adolescents with no historical abuse at same age and educational level who formed the control group (GB). Cognitive performance was assessed concerning memory recoverings (short and long terms), stress level, impulsiveness, neuroticism level and emotional stability, besides their sexual behavior. RESULTS: The results between the variable´s comparision of the groups A and B showed significant differences, referring total recovering of memory process (p= ,004), in consistent recovering (p= ,000) and inconsistent (p= ,004). There also a significance regarding in emotional stability in Psychosocial Disagreement factor, (p= ,002) with related items to atypical or risky sexual behaviours. The findings of the qualitative analysis, related to the present sexual behaviour, showed 50% of adolescents with or without legal transgressions, admitted sex with children, with one or more victims. Concerning the features of the experienced abuse, the intrafamiliar violence plus the most time of duration, became as the gravity factor in modus operandi of the aggressor´s behaviour. CONCLUSIONS: Historical of sexual abuse in childhood of young boys can be a risky factor to posterior deficits of memory acessibility and that can be related to the repetition and the serious nature of sexually agressive behavior in younghood

This research focuses on the personal stories surrounding men who were sexually abused in childhood. The aim of this study is to shed light on the experiences of these men, and attempt to lift the veil of secrecy and stigma attached to male childhood sexual abuse. Three participants were selected for this qualitative study using the selection procedure of purposive sampling. Each participant was introduced with the use of a semi-structured interview format, and the information that was obtained from each participant was explored using a hermeneutic analysis approach. The results suggest that society’s naivety and ignorance of issues pertaining to sexually abused men are prominent. Both differences and similarities, in relation to the experiences of these men, are evident. With particular reference to the three participants whom partook in this study, the differing experiences that appear significant are suicidal ideation; low self-esteem; flashbacks; fear of men in general; and mind-body separation. The similar experiences that are evident within the participants’ stories are their desire for secrecy; fear of what society may think of them; desperate attempts to cope and subsequently escape the memories of their pasts; long-lasting effects, such as a lack of trust and an absence of intimacy; and determination to move forward and prevail. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

INTRODUÇÃO: Diante da complexidade e da escassez de pesquisas sobre o abuso sexual de meninos no Brasil, e dada à gravidade dos danos psíquicos e sexuais possíveis de ocorrer em vítimas de abuso, surge à necessidade de estudos sistematizados quanto ao perfil psicológico e sexual de adolescentes com histórico de abuso na infância, para embasar as propostas terapêuticas e para a prevenção dos possíveis riscos de disfunções e transtornos da sexualidade, incluindo o risco de que a vítima passe a assumir o papel de agressor. O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar as características psicológicas e sexuais de adolescentes do sexo masculino que foram, enquanto crianças, vítimas de abuso sexual. METODOS: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, retrospectivo e seccional realizado no Programa de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Forense (NUFOR) do IPq- HC-FMUSP e na Fundação Casa, para menores em medida socioeducativa. Foram formados três grupos de participantes sendo 20 de adolescentes de 16 a 18 anos, internos da Fundação (GA), com histórico de abuso sexual, 06 de adolescentes de 16 a 18 anos (GC), com o mesmo histórico, que procuraram tratamento psicológico no ambulatório NUFOR e 21 adolescentes, sem histórico de abuso, na mesma faixa etária e escolaridade, que formaram o grupo controle (GB). Avaliou-se o desempenho cognitivo quanto às funções de recuperação da memória (de curto e longo prazo), o nível de estresse, impulsividade, nível de neuroticismo e estabilidade emocional, além do comportamento sexual dos adolescentes. RESULTADOS: Os resultados da comparação entre as variáveis dos grupos A e B apontaram diferenças significativas no que se refere ao processo de recuperação total da memória (p= ,004), na recuperação consistente (p=,000) e inconsistente (p=,004). Houve significância também, quanto à estabilidade emocional, no fator Desajustamento Psicossocial, (p=,002) que contem itens relacionados a comportamentos sexuais de risco ou atípicos. Os achados da análise qualitativa, com relação ao comportamento sexual atual, revelaram que 50% dos adolescentes com ou sem transgressões legais, assumiram a prática de sexo com crianças, com uma ou mais vítimas. Quanto às características do abuso sofrido, a violência intrafamiliar, unida ao maior tempo de duração, revelou-se como fator de gravidade no modus operandi do comportamento agressor. CONCLUSÕES: História de abuso sexual em meninos pode ser um dos fatores de risco para posteriores déficits de acessibilidade da memória e pode estar associado com a repetição e a gravidade do comportamento sexualmente agressivo na adolescência / INTRODUCTION: Facing the complexity and lack of researches on sexual abuse of young boys in Brazil and the seriousness of possible psychosexual damages to occur in abused victims, the necessity of systemized studies is required, both to psychosexual profile of adolescents that have a historical of sexual abuse in childhood to base therapeutic proposals and to prevent possible risks of dysfunction and sexual disturbances including the risk the victim might assume the aggressor´s role. The aim of this study was to investigate psychological and sexual profiles of male adolescents, who were victms of sexual abuse in their younger days. METHODS: It is an exploitative, retrospective and sectional study, accomplished at Psychiatric and Psychologic Forensic Program (NUFOR) of the so - called Ipq Hospital das Clinicas Psychiatric Institute (FMUSP) and the so - called Fundação Casa, correctional system for underage boys and girls who are serving a sentence, in social and educational measures. Three groups of participants were formed by 20 adolescents from 16 to 18 years old, with sexual abuse report who are in the Fundação (GA), 06 adolescents, with the same story from 16 to 18 years old, (GC) who looked for psychological treatment at Nufor Ambulatory and 21 adolescents with no historical abuse at same age and educational level who formed the control group (GB). Cognitive performance was assessed concerning memory recoverings (short and long terms), stress level, impulsiveness, neuroticism level and emotional stability, besides their sexual behavior. RESULTS: The results between the variable´s comparision of the groups A and B showed significant differences, referring total recovering of memory process (p= ,004), in consistent recovering (p= ,000) and inconsistent (p= ,004). There also a significance regarding in emotional stability in Psychosocial Disagreement factor, (p= ,002) with related items to atypical or risky sexual behaviours. The findings of the qualitative analysis, related to the present sexual behaviour, showed 50% of adolescents with or without legal transgressions, admitted sex with children, with one or more victims. Concerning the features of the experienced abuse, the intrafamiliar violence plus the most time of duration, became as the gravity factor in modus operandi of the aggressor´s behaviour. CONCLUSIONS: Historical of sexual abuse in childhood of young boys can be a risky factor to posterior deficits of memory acessibility and that can be related to the repetition and the serious nature of sexually agressive behavior in younghood

Thesis ((M.A. (Social work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Survivors of child sexual abuse experience a lot but various challenges in their everyday lives. The overall aim of the study was to describe the experiences of male adult survivors of child sexual abuse at Ga-Matlala, Limpopo Province. The study objectives were to identify types of child sexual abuse cases at Ga- Matlala uperpetrated prior 1994; to determine how adult male survivors of child sexual abuse handle their life problems; to describe the social impact of child sexual abuse on male adult survivors; and to recommend appropriate professional intervention to male adult survivors of child sexual abuse. The study utilised descriptive research design. The data was collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews from three (3) survivors of child sexual abuse who were sexually abused prior 1994 who are residing at Ga-Matlala area. The sample consisted of survivors of child sexual abuse drawn from the database of Bakone Tribal Council compiled and administered pre 1994. A thematic analysis method was selected. Thematic analysis organises and describes data set in detail. The data was analysed in eight steps.Ethical considerations such as voluntary participation, permission to conduct the study, anonymity, confidentiality and no harm to respondents were considered.The researcher found that two survivors indicated to be having abilities to resolve their personal problems while one participant has indicated to be having problems in resolving his personal problems. All three survivors indicated to be engaged in an intimate relationships. All there survivors indicated to have had experienced child sexual abuse more than once and they also indicated to have had experienced more than one type of sexual abuse. Two participants out of three survivors had not reported of imitating what they experienced while one has adopted the lifestyle but he is not doing it with children like it was done to him. All survivors indicated to have forgiven their perpetrators. All of survivors indicated that their childhood experience had a negative impact in their childhood lives and it still has a negative influence in their adult life. All three survivors indicated to have not accessed professional assistance in their childhood even during their participation in the study they have not yet accessed professional intervention towards their past traumatic experience. However, all three survivors acknowledged the fact that post traumatic intervention is important to their personal growth with regard to finding closure, gaining confidence and finding coping strategies that will be helpful in facing their personal problems with an open mind and positivity of finding solutions without tracing their childhood past into it. The researcher concluded that all the participants of the study had experienced different kinds or types of child sexual abuse and it has negatively impacted them. Being involved in an intimate relationship was not difficult for the survivors as all of them were engaged in intimate relationships. All three survivors need to access professional help for them to overcome the impact of their past child sexual abuse experience. There is a huge difference/gap regarding the previous findings and the current findings mainly because most of the previous studies were European based than African Based (South Africa) and it was also showing a gap between European based Theories and African based theories when dealing with child sexual abuse. The main recommendation that the researcher had was to motivate the survivors to participate in the process of accessing professional help to enable them to deal with their current lives without tracing everything back to their childhood.