Child Sexual Abuse within the Catholic Church in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis of its Characteristics and Long-Term Impact.

IF 1.4 4区 心理学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES
Noemí Pereda, Josep M Tamarit, Marina Bartolomé-Valenzuela
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Abstract

Sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is a serious social issue and a significant public health problem that has caused extensive harm worldwide. In 2022, an independent commission was established in Spain to investigate sexual abuse within the Church. The commission gathered data from 334 victims (82.3% men, 17.7% women), who were predominantly aged between 55 and 74 years old (62.5%). A majority of victims (71.0%) endured sexual abuse involving physical contact, while 21% reported instances of oral, anal, or vaginal penetration. Over half of the victims (57.5%) reported emotional and behavioral issues, as well as functional problems, problems in relationships, sexuality, and cognition, and attributed these difficulties to the abuse. The majority of participants (79.0%) had disclosed the abuse before the study, with the Church taking action in 45.8% of cases. Approximately 8.4% of victims reported the perpetrator was relocated, while 16.2% described institutional efforts to conceal the abuse. In conclusion, victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Spain faced consequences that had a significant impact on their lives, exacerbated by lack of societal recognition and a prevalent dynamic of cover-up and concealment by the Church.

西班牙天主教会中的儿童性虐待:对其特点和长期影响的描述性分析。
天主教会内的性虐待是一个严重的社会问题,也是一个重大的公共卫生问题,在全世界造成了广泛的伤害。2022 年,西班牙成立了一个独立委员会,负责调查教会内部的性虐待问题。该委员会收集了 334 名受害者(82.3% 为男性,17.7% 为女性)的数据,他们的年龄主要在 55 岁至 74 岁之间(62.5%)。大多数受害者(71.0%)遭受了涉及身体接触的性虐待,21%的受害者报告了口交、肛交或阴道插入的情况。超过一半的受害者(57.5%)报告了情绪和行为问题,以及功能问题、人际关系问题、性问题和认知问题,并将这些问题归咎于虐待。大多数参与者(79.0%)在研究之前就披露了虐待行为,其中 45.8% 的案例中教会采取了行动。约有 8.4% 的受害者称施虐者已被转移,16.2% 的受害者描述了机构为掩盖虐待所做的努力。总之,西班牙天主教会中的性虐待受害者面临着对其生活产生重大影响的后果,而社会的不认可以及教会普遍存在的掩盖和隐瞒行为则加剧了这一后果。
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CiteScore
3.20
自引率
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发文量
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is interdisciplinary and provides an essential interface for researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners. The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse field, greater dissemination of information and research, a higher priority for this international epidemic, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs. Divided into sections to provide clear information, the journal covers research issues, clinical issues, legal issues, prevention programs, case studies, and brief reports, focusing on three subject groups - child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse or incest, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse or incest, and sexual abuse or incest offenders.
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