How Parents Manage the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse: A Grounded Theory
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of this study is to understand how parents manage the risk of child sexual abuse, including prevention as well as early intervention and detection strategies. Using a social constructivist theoretical foundation and grounded theory methods, qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with Australian parents between 2006 and 2008. Based on the data, a balance theory was developed, which explains how parents attempt to balance the type of information given to children in order to protect their children from sexual abuse without scaring them as well as how parents manage sexual boundary crossing incidents experienced by their children in the context of complex social relationships. Implications for prevention programs as well as reporting of child sexual abuse are discussed.
Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Authors: Georgia Babatsikos, Debra Miles
Institutions: Deakin University, James Cook University
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: James Cook University
OpenAlex ID: W2060122867