Autoagresión y auto concepto en adolescentes violentadas sexualmente: una mirada descriptiva

Abstract

This article aims to descriptively analyze the verbal expressions of eleven sexually abused adolescent girls, in relation to the way they attack themselves and the self-concept they create. They participated in a three-month psychotherapeutic process with two 90-minutes sessions each week. A mixed quantitative-qualitative methodology was used and two categories were analyzed: self-inflicted physical aggression and self-inflicted psychological aggression. For that, 195 fragments from the 23 sessions they participated in were taken into account. Results make evident that the psychological aggression is bigger than the physical one, that there is no linear correlation among both categories and that the way they guide the physical aggression to themselves goes from the usage of psychoactive substances to serious suicide attempts. Self-inflicted psychological aggression is basically marked by the damage of the affectional bond and the negative self-concept they build of themselves.