Die verband tussen seksuele molestering en die intimiteitsverhouding binne die huwelik

• Main Author: Lotter, Sanmarie
• Other Authors: Spies, G. M.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Sexual abuse; Marriage; Intimacy; Therapeutical intervention; Couple; Communication; Conflict; Relationship; Sexuality; Divorce; 362.7640968; Adult child sexual abuse victims > Mental health > South Africa; Adult child sexual abuse victims > Rehabilitation > South Africa; Adult child sexual abuse victims > Counseling of > South Africa; Marriage > South Africa; Spouses of adult child sexual abuse victims > South Africa; Spouses > South Africa > Interpersonal relations; Adult child sexual abuse victims > South Africa > Family relationships; Intimacy (Psychology); Fear; Psychotherapy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1076

Statistics for sexually abused children are high. When children do not receive therapy, they may develop marital problems later in life. Survivors of sexual abused have difficulty letting other people come close to them. Because emotional and sexual intimacy is important components of a marital relationship, survivors of sexual abused experience conflict within their marriages. Intimacy in the marital relationship reminds them of the abuse situation and they would try to escape from it. If couples do not go through therapeutic intervention, they would have difficulty understanding the changes in their relationship after the marriage. Within a therapeutic environment partners are able to recognise the effects of abuse and are able to learn how to handle it in order to achieve a successful marriage. The changes in intimacy levels after marriage will be investigated in this study. The study will make recommendations towards professional principles for social workers in practice. === Social Work === M. A. (Social Sciences)