Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)

Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 171 - 179 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17986/blm.1481 İndeks Tarihi: 23-01-2022

Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)

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Objective: This study aims to analyze (n=175) sexual abuse cases conducted in Istanbul between 2009 and 2012 by making use of a qualitative method and to describe characteristics of the cases, the attitudes of the parents and the methods of grooming of the abusers by making a holistic assessment. Methods: Qualitative analysis method was used in this study. For the data, the document analysis procedure according to the journal article reporting standards for qualitative research (JARS-Qual) standards and the research design recommended by the American Psychological Association were followed. A coding table was constructed and data were analyzed through coding table. Results: The victims (n=202) were mostly girls and the average age was 11.4 years. They were mostly exposed to penetration-related abuse (52%). The abusers were mostly from intimates of the victim (57%). Most of the abuses took place at the perpetrator’s home or in a place he/ she knew (65.8%). The majority of parents learned about the abuse during the investigation (56%). Abusers applied methods such as promises, bribes, threats, or coercion to approach children and become physically closest. Bribes, warnings and threats were used to prevent the child from disclosing it after the abuse (70%). Conclusion: Children appear to be quite vulnerable due to a number of circumstances before and after the case of abuse. This vulnerability leads them to be exposed into the act of abuse, and prevents them from disclosing the abuse. The conditions leading to vulnerability have been assessed as a whole and defined as a “sexual abuse whirlpool”
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Cinsel İstismar Girdabı: İstismarın Özellikleri (Tipi, Fail-Mağdur Yakınlığı, Mağdurların Psikolojik Tepkileri), Ebeveynlerin Tutumları ve İstismarcıların Davranışları (Grooming Metotları)

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Amaç: Bu çalışma niteliksel bir yöntemle İstanbul’da 2009-2012 yılları arasında gerçekleşmiş 175 cinsel istismar olgusunu analiz etmeyi, olgunun özelliklerini, ebeveynlerin tutumlarını ve istismarcıların çocuklara yaklaşma yöntemlerini betimleyerek, istismar mağduru çocuk açısından bütüncül bir durum tespiti yapmayı ve bu çerçevede öneriler sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Çalışmada nitel analiz yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Çalışmanın verileri için nitel araştırma için dergi makale raporlama standartları (JARSQual) standartlarına göre belge analizi prosedürü ve Amerikan Psikoloji Derneği tarafından önerilen araştırma tasarımı takip edilmiştir. Bir kodlama tablosu oluşturularak veriler analiz edilmiş ve frekans ve yüzdelik dağılımları rapor edilmiştir. Bulgular: Mağdurlar (n=202) en fazla kız çocuğu idi ve yaş ortalaması 11,4 yıl idi. En çok penetrasyon içerikli istismara maruz kalmışlardır (%52). İstismarcılar çoğunlukla mağdurun tanıdığı çevredendir (%57). İstismarlar en çok failin evi ya da bildiği bir yerde gerçekleşmiştir (%65,8). Ebeveynlerin çoğunluğu istismarı soruşturma sırasında öğrenmiştir (%56). Çocuğuna inanmama veya iddia edilen kişinin böyle bir şey yaptığına inanmama durumuna rastlanmıştır (%22). İstismarcılar çocuklara yaklaşmak ve fiziksel olarak en yakın hale gelmek için vaat, rüşvet, tehdit, zorlama gibi yöntemlere başvurmuşlardır (%56). Bazı failler tehdit ve zorlama ile doğrudan, bazıları ise daha stratejik yöntemlerle çocuğa en yakın hale gelmiştir. İstismar sonrası çocuğun ifşa etmemesi için rüşvet, tembih ve tehdide başvurulmuştur (%70’e yakın). Sonuç: Cinsel istismar mağduru çocukların istismar olgusunun öncesinde ve sonrasında birtakım koşullara bağlı olarak oldukça savunmasız oldukları görülmektedir. Bu savunmasızlık onların istismar eylemine sürüklenmelerine yol açmakta, sonrasında ise yaşadıkları istismarı ifşa etmelerini engellemektedir. Savunmasızlığa sebep olan koşullar bir bütün olarak değerlendirilmiş ve “cinsel istismar girdabı” olarak tanımlanmıştır.
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Chicago GONULTAS BURAK Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). (2021): 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
MLA GONULTAS BURAK Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). , 2021, ss.171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
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Vancouver GONULTAS B Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). . 2021; 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
IEEE GONULTAS B "Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)." , ss.171 - 179, 2021. 10.17986/blm.1481
ISNAD GONULTAS, BURAK. "Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)". (2021), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.1481
APA GONULTAS B (2021). Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). Adli Tıp Bülteni, 26(3), 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
Chicago GONULTAS BURAK Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). Adli Tıp Bülteni 26, no.3 (2021): 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
MLA GONULTAS BURAK Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). Adli Tıp Bülteni, vol.26, no.3, 2021, ss.171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
AMA GONULTAS B Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). Adli Tıp Bülteni. 2021; 26(3): 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
Vancouver GONULTAS B Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods). Adli Tıp Bülteni. 2021; 26(3): 171 - 179. 10.17986/blm.1481
IEEE GONULTAS B "Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)." Adli Tıp Bülteni, 26, ss.171 - 179, 2021. 10.17986/blm.1481
ISNAD GONULTAS, BURAK. "Sexual Abuse Whirlpool: Characteristics of Abuse (Type, Perpetrator-Victim Relation, Psychological Reactions of Victims), Parents’ Attitudes and Behaviours of Abusers (Grooming Methods)". Adli Tıp Bülteni 26/3 (2021), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.1481