Vulnerability, risk and protection factors in children and adolescents victims of sexual abuse in North Lima

• Autores: Torres Villavicencio, Miguel Ángel, Delgado Céspedes, Víctor Hugo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad César Vallejo
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad César Vallejo
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.ucv.edu.pe:article/233
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/psiquemag/article/view/233
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Abuso sexual; Evaluación pericial; Factores de vulnerabilidad; Factores de riesgo; Factores protectores; Sexual abuse; Expert evaluation; Vulnerability factors; Risk factors; Protective factors

Antecedents: It is analyzed, from the forensic psychological perspective, the sociodemographic factors and characteristics of sexual abuse. To do this, vulnerability, risk and protection factors are identified. Objectives: To evaluate the vulnerability, risk and protection factors in boys, girls and adolescents victims of sexual abuse in North Lima. Method: This research is basic, transectional, descriptive level, not experimental. The unit of analysis is made up of boys, girls and adolescents who are victims of sexual abuse, aged between 3 and 18 years. The source of analysis is 55 expert reports of these victims treated in a forensic psychology service in North Lima. Four factor verification instruments were used: sociodemographic-sexual abuse, vulnerability, risk and protection; validated according to expert judgment and reliability by Cronbach's alpha. Results: Most of the victims are registered as female adolescents, coming from nuclear families: 20%, migrants living in poverty and extreme poverty; 96.4% abused under threat. In addition, high percentages of vulnerability factors were found in previous victimizations and in psychological disorders. Conclusions: The highest percentages of risk are found in interfamily relationships and in terms of protective factors, there is a low level of social skills.