Child abuse (CA) is a global problem that has received attention from policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. The majority of studies have focused on the phenomenon’s epidemiology and consequences, alongside groundbreaking writing on victims and perpetrators. The concept of others who are present during the abuse is understudied and underdeveloped, despite its vital importance in better understanding children’s experiences as well as their disclosure. The current study was designed to spotlight the phenomenon of others' presence, beyond the victims and perpetrators, during child abuse incidents. The current literature review was guided by a scoping review strategy. The results revealed scant empirical data, with only 15 studies meeting the inclusion criteria of the study. The articles that met the inclusion criteria addressed other people’s presence during CA incidents, were published in peer-reviewed journals, and were written in the English language. These articles’ analyses addressed the relations of the survivors with these others, pointing mainly to two identities: accidental bystanders who are not familiar with the child and family members of the child. The results provided a glance into the process that accidental bystanders go through during the abuse and the meaning of their presence for those who are family members. The perceptions and experiences of the children themselves with respect to the presence of the others during the abuse are noticeably lacking. The key conclusion from the current scoping review pinpoints the urgent need to advance the empirical knowledge on the presence of others during incidents of child abuse, especially others who are familiar to the children and are a significant part of their lives. The conceptualization of this phenomenon has the potential to better adapt prevention and intervention efforts in the field of child abuse.

虐待儿童 (CA) 是一个全球性问题，已受到政策制定者、研究人员和从业人员的关注。大多数研究都集中在这一现象的流行病学和后果，以及关于受害者和肇事者的开创性著作。虐待期间在场的其他人的概念没有得到充分研究和发展，尽管它对于更好地理解儿童的经历以及他们的披露至关重要。目前的研究旨在突出在虐待儿童事件中，除了受害者和施暴者之外，其他人在场的现象。目前的文献综述以范围审查策略为指导。结果显示经验数据很少，只有 15 项研究符合研究的纳入标准。符合纳入标准的文章涉及 CA 事件期间其他人的存在，发表在同行评审期刊上，并以英语撰写。这些文章的分析涉及幸存者与其他人的关系，主要指向两个身份：不熟悉孩子的意外旁观者和孩子的家庭成员。结果让我们一目了然地了解了意外旁观者在虐待期间所经历的过程，以及他们的存在对家庭成员的意义。在虐待期间，儿童自己对他人在场的看法和经验明显缺乏。当前范围界定审查的主要结论指出，迫切需要推进关于在虐待儿童事件中其他人的存在的经验知识，特别是儿童熟悉且是他们生活中重要组成部分的其他人。这种现象的概念化有可能更好地适应虐待儿童领域的预防和干预工作。