Tailor Ketan, Piotrowski Caroline, Woodgate Roberta L, Letourneau Nicole
a Marquette University , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
J Child Sex Abus. 2014;23(8):865-84. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2014.960633.
The religious consequences of child sexual abuse in adulthood remain relatively unexamined in the research literature, especially where abusers are not clergy. Some studies suggest child sexual abuse survivors may rely on religion as a source of support, though the majority document a decrease in religiosity. Given the propensity for psychological challenges among adult survivors with diminished spiritual coping, we are calling for increased research attention to religion in the context of child sexual abuse. The objectives of this article were to review the literature on intersections between child sexual abuse (perpetrated by nonclergy) and religiosity in adults and set forth relevant research approaches for future investigation. Findings revealed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and theoretically informed approach to research may be needed.
儿童期遭受性虐待对成年后宗教信仰的影响在研究文献中相对较少受到关注，尤其是当施虐者不是神职人员时。一些研究表明，儿童期遭受性虐待的幸存者可能会依赖宗教作为一种支持来源，尽管大多数研究记录了他们宗教虔诚度的下降。鉴于成年幸存者在精神应对能力减弱的情况下容易出现心理问题，我们呼吁在儿童性虐待的背景下，加大对宗教的研究关注。本文的目的是回顾关于（非神职人员实施的）儿童性虐待与成年人宗教虔诚度之间交叉关系的文献，并提出未来调查的相关研究方法。研究结果表明，可能需要一种全面、多学科且基于理论的研究方法。
