The purpose of this qualitative study explores psycho-social professionals’ perceptions of sibling sexual abuse (SSA) in Israel. The research question was: How do psycho-social professionals who work in the field of child sexual abuse in Israel in various roles, perceive SSA? The study was designed and conducted according to descriptive qualitative research that aims to explore a phenomenon within a particular context from the points of view of various persons who experience it. The sample of 17 professionals was comprised of: directors of Treatment Centers for Child Sexual Abuse, a national supervisor of these services, child welfare workers, and child sexual abuse therapists. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed and underwent categorical content analysis. Five themes emerged: (1) Characteristics of the abuse; (2) Who are the “victims”?; (3) Who is the “abuser”?; (4) “Uninvolved” siblings; (5) Constructing the source of the SSA. The findings reflect ambiguity and incoherent perceptions of the participants. The perspectives were heavily weighted towards the relational approach towards SSA (focusing on how the persons involved experience each other and how they communicate about the abuse), while the cultural approach (which takes into a consideration the broader societal context) was given very short shrift.

这项定性研究的目的是探讨心理社会专业人士对以色列兄弟姐妹性虐待 (SSA) 的看法。研究问题是：在以色列从事儿童性虐待领域工作的社会心理专业人士如何看待 SSA？该研究是根据描述性定性研究设计和进行的，旨在从不同经历者的角度探索特定背景下的现象。样本由 17 名专业人员组成，包括：儿童性虐待治疗中心主任、这些服务的国家监督员、儿童福利工作者和儿童性虐待治疗师。半结构化访谈被转录并进行分类内容分析。出现了五个主题：（1）虐待的特征；（2）谁是“受害者”？(3) 谁是“施虐者”？(4) “不参与”的兄弟姐妹；(5)构建SSA源。研究结果反映了参与者的模糊性和不连贯的看法。这些观点主要侧重于针对 SSA 的关系方法（重点关注参与者如何相互体验以及他们如何就虐待问题进行沟通），而文化方法（考虑到更广泛的社会背景）却受到了非常冷淡的对待。