ABSTRACT

This study uses communication privacy management theory to offer an examination of the rule criteria that Latina survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) utilize to manage disclosure and privacy. Seven Latina women told their stories of CSA through the Indigenous methodology of testimonio. Their stories grant insight into the matrix of domination and underlying power structures within Latinx culture that impact their CSA disclosure. Latinas’ testimonios demonstrate the centering of the family when choosing to reveal and/or conceal their instances of CSA. Specifically, the study’s results indicate that in order to protect markers of identity and to avoid feeling familial shame, survivors choose to keep silent. Moreover, findings indicate that certain patriarchal principles encourage Latinas to uphold particular gender roles such as docility and purity which also impacts disclosure.

摘要

这项研究使用通信隐私管理理论来研究拉丁裔儿童性虐待幸存者（CSA）用于管理披露和隐私的规则标准。七个拉美裔妇女通过土著证词方法讲述了他们的CSA故事。他们的故事深入了解了拉丁文文化中的统治矩阵和潜在的权力结构，这些结构影响了其CSA的披露。拉美裔的证词选择揭露和/或隐藏其CSA实例时，证明家庭居中。具体而言，研究结果表明，为了保护身份标记并避免感到家族耻辱，幸存者选择保持沉默。此外，调查结果表明，某些重男轻女的原则鼓励拉丁裔坚持特殊的性别角色，例如服从性和纯洁性，这也会影响信息披露。