Investigation of fathers metaphors regarding child sexual abuse in Turkey: A metaphor study      
Yazarlar (3)
Vildan Apaydın Cırık
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bahar Aksoy
Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Arş. Gör. Elif BULUT Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families
Dergi ISSN 0882-5963 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 09-2023
Cilt No 72
Sayfalar 210 / 216
DOI Numarası 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.06.030
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2023.06.030
Özet
This study was designed to determine the perceptions of fathers about child sexual abuse in Turkey using metaphors to facilitate understanding of child sexual abuse. The study was conducted as a qualitative study based on metaphor analysis. The data were collected from 164 Turkish fathers in Turkey between August 2022 and September 2022 using a descriptive information form for fathers and a semi-structured interview form exploring fathers' perceptions of child sexual abuse. The semi-structured interview form included metaphor statements like "Child sexual abuse is like....... because .......", and "Child sexual abuse reminds me of the color....... because .......". The data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. The study was reported based on Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR). According to the results, 77.4% of the fathers had knowledge about protecting their children from sexual abuse, 40.9% got this information from the internet, and only 11.1% educated their children about sexual abuse. Seventy three percent of the fathers were afraid of confusing their children while educating them. The fathers involved in the study used 20 metaphors related to "child sexual abuse" and "the color evoked by child sexual abuse". The metaphors created by the fathers were analyzed under six categories: "emotions, feeling inadequate, punishment method, abuser, child concept, and uncertainty". Based on the results of the study, fathers had common feelings and emphasize the same concepts about child sexual abuse. Metaphors provide a unique approach to identifying fathers' conceptual images of child sexual abuse.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Child sexual abuse | Fathers | Metaphor