"Break the walls of silence": Perceptions of intrafamilial parental abuse survivors concerning the presence of the other parent during the abuse

Parental abuse is a wide-ranging social phenomenon that leads to important consequences on survivor's life, from their childhood to their adult lives. This phenomenon is being extensively investigated, especially regarding its prevalence, consequences and the identity of the perpetrators. Furthermore, few studies have examined the retrospective perceptions of the survivors in relation to the presence of others during the abuse, and in particular there are few qualitative findings regarding how the survivors of abuse perceive the presence of another parent in the shadow of the abuse.