Sexuality conceptions in adolescents with and without a sexual violence history

The goals of this study consisted in verifying the sexuality conceptions of adolescents who have been victims of sexual violence compared to the ones who were not victims and to evaluate if both teenagers' groups (victims and not victims) differed regarding their scores in the Depression Invent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rodrigues, Julliana Luiz, Brino, Rachel de Faria, Williams, Lúcia Cavalcanti Albuquerque
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/6395
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/6395
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sexualidade
violência sexual
adolescente
sexuality
sexual violence
adolescent
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Sumario:The goals of this study consisted in verifying the sexuality conceptions of adolescents who have been victims of sexual violence compared to the ones who were not victims and to evaluate if both teenagers' groups (victims and not victims) differed regarding their scores in the Depression Inventory. The research was conducted with 16 female teenagers, eight youngsters victim of sexual violence, and eight nonvictims. In most victims' cases the aggressor was someone close to the victim and involved consummation of the vaginal sexual act. It was verified that the adolescents who experienced sexual violence, contrasting with the others, demonstrated striking fear regarding involvement with an individual of the opposite sex and also of the sexual act. In such group, mistaken ideas concerning sexuality were observed. Regarding feeling confortable in front of an individual of the opposite sex, all the abuse victims affirmed that they did not.