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Responses to Sibling Sexual Abuse: Are They as Harmful as the Abuse?

Abstract The present paper reports on an exploratory qualitative study of 19 women on the reactions of those the women encountered in their everyday lives—family, professionals, and community members—when they became aware that the women were survivors of sibling sexual abuse. The study asked whether negative attitudes towards sibling sexual abuse were as harmful as the abuse experience. Data were collected from three focus group discussions and taped transcripts were analysed in terms of themes in public discourse on sibling sexual abuse. The aim of the study was to increase understanding of the impact of people's attitudes and responses to this phenomenon. The findings highlighted the harmful impact of negative attitudes that are reinforced by public discourse that generally fails to problematise the issue and the need for education in professional, community, and school settings.