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A coconstrução de narrativas em famílias de ex-combatantes da guerra colonial portuguesa em Angola
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Os efeitos psicológicos da guerra colonial portuguesa têm vindo a ser objeto de estudo na área
da psicologia. No entanto, poucos são os estudos que consideram o impacto do evento na
família, sendo que o foco tem recaído, sobretudo, sobre a dimensão individual e o
desenvolvimento de psicopatologia na sequência da experiência de guerra. Baseado na área
crescente de investigação que se debruça sobre as consequências de eventos macrossistémicos,
como as guerras, para os sistemas humanos, este estudo pretende estudar o modo como famílias
de ex-combatentes da guerra colonial coconstroem narrativas sobre o evento. Foram
entrevistadas oito famílias portuguesas (n = 23), com recurso a um guião semiestruturado. Os
dados foram analisados através de uma análise temática, tendo emergido dois temas principais:
experiência de guerra e metapercepção da comunicação familiar. Os resultados indicam que a
experiência de guerra é multinível, tendo sido descritos fatores paliativos e perturbadores ao
nível individual, familiar e contextual, que se interinfluenciaram entre si. Os resultados
sugerem ainda o silenciamento do tema da guerra na família e, simultaneamente, a sua presença
psicológica através de objetos do tempo da guerra e da comunicação não explícita. Os
resultados são discutidos à luz da investigação sobre transmissão transgeracional de trauma.
ABSTRACT: The psychological effects of the Portuguese colonial war have been subject of ongoing research in the field of psychology. However, few studies have considered the impact of this event on families, focusing instead, mainly, on the individual and on psychopathological development as a consequence of the experience of war. Building on the increasing research that elaborates on the outcomes and implications of macrosystemic challenges such as war on human systems, this study seeks to understand how families of colonial war veterans co-construct narratives of their experiences. Eight Portuguese families (n = 23) were interviewed using a semi-structured script. The resulting data was subjected to a thematic analysis, where two main themes arose: war experience and family communication metaperception. These results have shown that the experience of the war is multileveled, showing palliative and disruptive aspects at the individual, the family, and the contextual level, in an interconnected network of influence. Moreover, the results suggest that the subject of war is silenced within the family while, simultaneously, being psychologically present through wartime objects and non-explicit communication. These results are further discussed in light of research into the transgenerational transmission of trauma.
ABSTRACT: The psychological effects of the Portuguese colonial war have been subject of ongoing research in the field of psychology. However, few studies have considered the impact of this event on families, focusing instead, mainly, on the individual and on psychopathological development as a consequence of the experience of war. Building on the increasing research that elaborates on the outcomes and implications of macrosystemic challenges such as war on human systems, this study seeks to understand how families of colonial war veterans co-construct narratives of their experiences. Eight Portuguese families (n = 23) were interviewed using a semi-structured script. The resulting data was subjected to a thematic analysis, where two main themes arose: war experience and family communication metaperception. These results have shown that the experience of the war is multileveled, showing palliative and disruptive aspects at the individual, the family, and the contextual level, in an interconnected network of influence. Moreover, the results suggest that the subject of war is silenced within the family while, simultaneously, being psychologically present through wartime objects and non-explicit communication. These results are further discussed in light of research into the transgenerational transmission of trauma.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção do grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica.
Keywords
Famílias Trauma coletivo Guerra colonial portuguesa Coconstrução de narrativas Silêncio Families Collective trauma Portuguese colonial war Narrative co-construction Silence