Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To contribute for a better comprehension of the incestuous child sex abuse experience narrated by a group of Guatemalan women. METHOD: Seven women, selected with the hidden population method, were interviewed, first individually with an in-depth interview, and then collectively with a focus group. RESULTS: The findings were organized in categories, subcategories and subjective indicators. Theoretical constructs were identified. These constructs open the doors for new ways of psychological intervention. They also revealed cultural, social, emotional and psychological components of the informants’ perception of incestuous child sex abuse. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest culture permeates sexuality, making bodies invisible and repressing women since menarche. The role of mothers shows how incest is deeply rooted as a common practice generation after generation.
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