Ana Isabel Sani*

Este artigo inicia o debate sobre o problema das crianças expostas à violência interparental, tema de uma investigação recente e ampla no domínio da psicologia (cf. Sani, 2003). Primeiramente faz-se uma caracterização do fenómeno, discutem-se aspectos terminológicos e a inclusão destes casos nas tipologias de maus tratos e, finalmente, analisa-se o impacto na criança desta exposição à violência na família.

Palavras-chave: Crianças, violência doméstica, violência familiar, maus tratos infantis, violência conjugal,vitimação infantil

Victimisation indirecte des enfants dans un contexte familial

Cet article lance le débat sur le problème des enfants en proie à la violence interparentale, le thème d’une investigation récente et élargie dans le domaine de la psychologie (cf. Sani, 2003). L’auteure commence par caractériser le phénomène, discute les aspects terminologiques et l’inclusion de ces cas dans les typologies de la maltraitance et, enfin, analyse l’impact sur l’enfant de cette exposition à la violence dans la famille.

Indirect victimisation of children in the family context

This article discusses the problem of children who are exposed to interparental violence, a topic of recent wide-ranging research in the field of psychology (cf. Sani, 2003). Starting out with a description of the phenomenon, the article goes on to discuss aspects of terminology and the inclusion of cases of this kind in typologies of child abuse, concluding by analysing how the child is affected by exposure to such violence within the family.

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