Characterization of Sexual Abuses Committed by Women

Abstract

This research has characterized sexual abuse of children by women through reports of psychotherapists via the Internet. Participants included 47 psychologists of victims or offenders (with no significant difference among the informants). These professionals answered an online questionnaire with information about the psychotherapist, offender, victim, and abuse data. The results indicated that 74.5% of the abuse cases were intrafamilial, and the offender was the mother of the victim in 36.2%. A total of 68% of the offenders reported having been victims of violence. A Bayesian analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the frequencies of the answers provided. The model showed that lower use of force increased the probability of the child being between 3 and 6 years of age (53.8%) and the abuse lasting from 1 month to 2 years (49.7%). Offenders over 41 years of age, who did not use force in the abuse, victimize children more frequently (60.1%), and abusive events occur for more than 2 years (50%). The model resulted in an error rate of 16.67% and a ROC area of 0.91. This study contributes to the understanding of the characteristics of sexual assaults perpetrated by women, by providing data that can be used in intervention planning.

Violência sexual contra homens no Brasil: subnotificação, prevalência e fatores associados

“…Most of the studies in this review did not include exclusively boys or men (n = 36). Among the studies not focused entirely on boys or men, 14 of them include children and adolescents of both sexes 14 , 20 , 28 , eight include adult women and men 8 , 10 , 19 , 21 , 25 , 35 , 44 , 62 , five include drug users 24 , 32 , 33 , 43 , 66 , two focus on patients in health services 21 , 52 , two focus on health professionals 36 , 56 , two target university students 42 , 47 , and one focuses on adolescents and adults 18 .…”

“…There are also studies that describe violence committed by intimate partners 8 , 23 , 38 , 50 . It is noteworthy that women appeared in six studies as sexual rapists 28 , 36 , 39 , 46 , 51 , 58 .…”

“…A minority of the studies (n = 11) indicate where the violence occurred, and almost all of them (n = 10) report that the cases occurred at the victim’s or perpetrator’s home 4 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 36 , 51 , 55 , 57 . Most also did not report whether the assault was repeat violence: only 12 studies provided this information4 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 36 , 43 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 57 , 59 .…”

“…A maioria dos estudos que compõem esta revisão não trabalhou exclusivamente com meninos ou homens (n = 36). Dentre os estudos não exclusivos com meninos ou homens, 14 deles são com crianças e adolescentes de ambos os sexos 14 , 20 , 28 , oito com mulheres e homens adultos 8 , 10 , 19 , 21 , 25 , 35 , 44 , 62 , cinco com usuários de drogas 24 , 32 , 33 , 43 , 66 , dois com pacientes em serviços de saúde 21 , 52 , dois com profissionais de saúde 36 , 56 , dois com estudantes universitários 42 , 47 e um com adolescentes e adultos 18 .…”

“…Há ainda estudos que descrevem violências cometidas por parceiros(as) íntimos(as) 8 , 23 , 38 , 50 . Destaca-se que as mulheres apareceram em seis estudos como violadoras sexuais 28 , 36 , 39 , 46 , 51 , 58 .…”