Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Department of Social Work
Abstract
Istraživanja provedena posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća utvrdila su da spolno zlostavljanje predstavlja rizik za mnogobrojne kratkotrajne i dugotrajne psihološke i interpersonalne poteškoće koje mogu imati utjecaj na funkcioniranje u djetinjstvu i u odrasloj dobi. U ovom su radu prikazana osnovna obilježja problema spolnog zlostavljanja djece: definiranje i terminologija spolnog zlostavljanja, razlikovanje zlostavljajućih od nezlostavljajućih seksualnih radnji, vrste i kategorizacija spolnog zlostavljanja, učestalost, faktori rizika i posljedice.The research conducted in the last few decades has revealed that child sexual abuse represents a risk for numerous short-term as well as long-term psychological and interpersonal difficulties which can influence the functioning in childhood and in the adult age. The article reviews basic notions of child sexual abuse: definition and terminology of sexual abuse, differentiation between abusive and non-abusive sexual actions as well as categorization, frequency, risk factors and consequences of child sexual abuse
