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Na origem do mau – trato: Estudo exploratório sobre a transmissão intergeracional de tipologias de maus-tratos à criança
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A forma como os maus-tratos à criança são vistos e abordados tem-se modificado ao
longo dos tempos, actualmente são um fenómeno de grande importância e divulgação social,
sendo alvo de muitas investigações e de acções de protecção. Após revisão da literatura
científica sobre o tema, surgiu o problema de investigação que está na base do
desenvolvimento deste trabalho: será que, nos casos em que há transmissão intergeracional
dos maus-tratos, ocorre também transmissão da tipologia de agressão? Para o
desenvolvimento desta investigação optou-se pela realização de um estudo exploratório,
utilizando como instrumento de recolha uma entrevista semi-estruturada, elaborada
concretamente para este estudo, e como instrumento de análise a análise de conteúdo. O corpus
foi obtido através de entrevistas realizadas a oito participantes, que foram identificados como
pais maltratantes e vítimas de maus-tratos na sua própria infância, sendo estas posteriormente
transcritas e submetidas a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apontam para uma possível
transmissão intergeracional dos maus-tratos, uma vez que esta ocorreu na maioria dos casos
observados (oito de dez casos). Nota-se também uma diferença entre os sujeitos que infligem
maus-tratos físicos e os que são negligentes, na medida em que, de uma forma geral, além dos
maus-tratos físicos serem transmitidos e a negligência não, ocorrem diferenças entre as
características do ambiente familiar, das relações extra-familiares estabelecidas e do autoreconhecimento
enquanto agressores. Observou-se, ainda, uma relação entre a
desculpabilização do agressor e a auto-culpabilização pelos maus-tratos sofridos, e entre o
reconhecimento do agressor como figura de identificação e o auto-reconhecimento como
agressor.
ABSTRACT: The way child maltreatment is seen and dealt with has changed through time. Now, it’s a phenomenon of great importance and social recognition, being target of many studies, and giving origin to several protection measures. The investigation problem, that originated this study, was elaborated after reading literature and articles on the subject: does a transmission of maltreatment typologies occur, in the cases that intergenerational transmission of maltreatment is observed? In this specific case, we developed an exploratory study, using a semi-structured interview, developed specifically for this investigation, as a data collection instrument, and content analysis as an analysis instrument. The sample was formed by eight participants, identified as child aggressors and also victims of maltreatment during their own childhood, whom we interviewed. After recording the interviews they were transcript and content analyzed. The results show a tendency for the transmission of typologies of maltreatment in most of the cases observed (eight out of ten). There were also found differences between the cases where participants inflict physical maltreatment and those who are negligent, physical maltreatment is transmitted in most cases and negligence isn’t, besides this, there were found differences in the quality of family environment, outside family relationships and self-recognition as aggressors. A relation between excusing the aggressor and self-guilt for the maltreatment suffered, and between identifying the aggressor as the identification figure and self-recognition as an aggressor.
ABSTRACT: The way child maltreatment is seen and dealt with has changed through time. Now, it’s a phenomenon of great importance and social recognition, being target of many studies, and giving origin to several protection measures. The investigation problem, that originated this study, was elaborated after reading literature and articles on the subject: does a transmission of maltreatment typologies occur, in the cases that intergenerational transmission of maltreatment is observed? In this specific case, we developed an exploratory study, using a semi-structured interview, developed specifically for this investigation, as a data collection instrument, and content analysis as an analysis instrument. The sample was formed by eight participants, identified as child aggressors and also victims of maltreatment during their own childhood, whom we interviewed. After recording the interviews they were transcript and content analyzed. The results show a tendency for the transmission of typologies of maltreatment in most of the cases observed (eight out of ten). There were also found differences between the cases where participants inflict physical maltreatment and those who are negligent, physical maltreatment is transmitted in most cases and negligence isn’t, besides this, there were found differences in the quality of family environment, outside family relationships and self-recognition as aggressors. A relation between excusing the aggressor and self-guilt for the maltreatment suffered, and between identifying the aggressor as the identification figure and self-recognition as an aggressor.
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Maus-tratos Agressores Intergeracionalidade Maltreatment Aggressors Intergenerational