Estratégias de coping usadas pelas famílias face ao impacto do abuso sexual de menores: estudo de caso de duas famílias, Matola - 2022

Abstract

The main objective of this research work is to analyze the coping strategies used by families to deal with sexual abuse in minors; consists of a case study of two families with histories of sexual abuse of a minor, family member, in the province of Maputo, in the neighborhood of Infulene, Municipality of Matola. The methodology is a qualitative study, in which semi-structured interviews were used, with the intention of answering the following research question: To what extent are the strategies used by families functional in the face of the impact of sexual abuse of minors? To which we had the following results: the strategies used by families, such as not leaving the minor in the care of third parties, paying attention to the time limit for the minor to do the housework, not sending the minor to the market at night, having conversations about the sexuality when a little maturity is perceived in the minor and to remove the minor from the aggressor figure, strategies that according to those interviewed prove to be functional only after the abuse has occurred, with the need to still adopt safer ways to protect the minor