Juvenile homicide caused by firearm and family reorganization: a case study

Authors

  • Daniela Fontoura Domingues Universidade de Brasília
  • Ana Carolina Villares Barral Villas Boas
  • Maria Auxiliadora Dessen

Keywords:

family, juvenile homicide, factors of risk and loss, resilience.

Abstract

In Brazil, the death of young adults caused by firearms has victimized many families, what requires adjustments at the family system in order to handle with the loss. This case study aimed to investigate risk and protective factors related to the reorganization of a family after the death of a young son by firearm, in the first five years after the episode. The victim’s mother and one of the sisters answered a questionnaire for characterizing the family system and participated in a semi-structured interview, which was submitted to the analyses of units of meaning. Three units of meaning were identified: feelings about the loss, coping with the situation, and changes in the family. The study indicated risk and protection factors that influenced family dynamics and its reorganization facing the loss.

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Author Biographies

Daniela Fontoura Domingues, Universidade de Brasília

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Processos de Desenvolvimento Humano e Saúde da UnB

Ana Carolina Villares Barral Villas Boas

Mestre em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem pela Unesp-Bauru Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Processos de Desenvolvimento Humano e Saúde da UnB

Maria Auxiliadora Dessen

Docente da Universidade de Brasília

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Published

2011-01-12

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Domingues, D. F., Villas Boas, A. C. V. B., & Dessen, M. A. (2011). Juvenile homicide caused by firearm and family reorganization: a case study. Psico, 42(1). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/6430

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2011)

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