Aggression in Sexually Abused Trafficked Girls and Efficacy of Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Deb, Sibnath; Mukherjee, Aparna; Mathews, Ben
Titel	Aggression in Sexually Abused Trafficked Girls and Efficacy of Intervention
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26 (2011) 4, S.745-768 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260510365875
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Females; Psychological Testing; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Group Counseling; Psychology; Sexual Abuse; Crime; Incidence; Aggression; Severity (of Disability); Indians; Measures (Individuals); Intervention; Counseling Techniques; Welfare Services; Residential Care; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Weibliches Geschlecht; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Ausland; Gruppenberatung; Psychologie; Sexueller Missbrauch; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Vorkommen; Schweregrad; Inder; Messdaten; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Fürsorgeeinrichtung
Abstract	The broad objective of this study was to understand the incidence and severity of aggression among sexually abused girls who were trafficked and who were then further used for commercial sexual exploitation (referred to subsequently as sexually abused trafficked girls). In addition, the impact of counseling for minimizing aggression in these girls was investigated. A group of 120 sexually abused trafficked Indian girls and a group of 120 nonsexually abused Indian girls, aged 13 to 18, participated in the study. The sexually abused trafficked girls were purposively selected from four shelters located in and around Kolkata, India. The nonsexually abused girls were selected randomly from four schools situated near the shelters, and these girls were matched by age with the sexually abused trafficked girls. Data were collected using a Background Information Schedule and a standardized psychological test, that is, The Aggression Scale. Results revealed that 16.7% of the girls were first sexually abused between 6 and 9 years of age, 37.5% between 10 and 13 years of age, and 45.8% between 14 and 17 years of age. Findings further revealed that 4.2% of the sexually abused trafficked girls demonstrated saturated aggression, and 26.7% were highly aggressive, that is, extremely frustrated and rebellious. Across age groups, the sexually abused trafficked girls suffered from more aggression (p less than 0.05), compared with the nonvictimized girls. Psychological interventions, such as individual and group counseling, were found to have a positive impact on the sexually abused trafficked girls. These findings should motivate counselors to deal with sexually abused children. It is also hoped that authorities in welfare homes will understand the importance of counseling for sexually abused trafficked children, and will appoint more counselors for this purpose. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10