Parents Will Be Parents: Conceptualizing and Measuring Nonoffending Parent and Other Caregiver Support Following Disclosure of Sexual Abuse

Autor: Rebecca M. Bolen, Julie Sutter, Adrienne B. Dessel
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 24:41-67
ISSN: 1545-083X
1092-6771
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1005267
Popis: A gap exists in the literature with regard to the theoretical conceptualization of nonoffending parental and other caregiver (NOC) support of sexually abused children. Measures need to be developed that appropriately capture this construct. The purpose of this article is to present a qualitative study that asked 17 NOCs in different ways how they supported their sexually abused children after the disclosure of the sexual abuse. The multiple different types of support were coded and, using grounded theory, the structure of NOC support emerged from the data. The final structure of NOC support had 8 dimensions, including basic needs, safety and protection, decision making, active parenting, instrumental support, availability, sensitivity to child, and affirmation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE