Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Wilson Zimba Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 136 ISBN: 9783659626807
Описание
Researchers have for long recognised that caregiver’s support for the survivor of child sexual abuse provides an effective platform for his/her recovery in mental health and functioning. However, there appears to be psychological impairment of caregivers’ parental functioning when a case of CSA breaks. This study investigated psychological experiences of both male and female caregivers of survivors of CSA who reported the abuse to authorities in Lusaka, Zambia. It was revealed that caregivers undergo distressful psychological changes upon learning of the abuse of their children, more so for female than male caregivers. The common symptomalogy of the distress included depression, sleeplessness, functional impairment, fear and anxiety, anger, grief, stigma and shame. Some caregivers apportioned blame to their children and were hostile toward them. The older the child, the more hostile the caregivers tended to be. Evidence of physical force and physical injuries was found to be...
