Newsom Kimmery, Myers-Bowman Karen
a School of Family Studies and Human Services , Kansas State University Polytechnic , Salina , Kansas , USA.
b School of Family Studies and Human Services , Kansas State University , Manhattan , Kansas , USA.
J Child Sex Abus. 2017 Nov-Dec;26(8):927-947. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2017.1360425. Epub 2017 Aug 31.
This study was designed to expand our understanding of the positive aspects of coping and resilience in female survivors of child sexual abuse. Research questions focused on women's lived experiences of being survivors of child sexual abuse and how they have experienced resilience, developed healthy intimate relationships, and viewed themselves as sexual beings. Using a qualitative research lens of phenomenology, we captured the essence of survivors' experiences of resilience. Although each woman's experience was unique, similar patterns of processes and outcomes emerged as meaningful in their development of resilient and healthy sexuality and relationship functioning. However, participants emphasized resilience as a process or journey-recovery from trauma, reconceptualization of self, and development of healthy sexuality included deliberate efforts occurring over time. Implications for future research and practice using a positive lens of resilience are provided.
本研究旨在拓展我们对儿童性虐待女性幸存者应对能力和复原力积极方面的理解。研究问题聚焦于女性作为儿童性虐待幸存者的生活经历，以及她们如何体验复原力、建立健康的亲密关系，以及如何将自己视为有性别的个体。我们运用现象学的定性研究视角，捕捉了幸存者复原力体验的本质。尽管每位女性的经历都是独特的，但在她们发展有复原力和健康的性观念及关系功能的过程中，出现了相似的过程和结果模式。然而，参与者强调复原力是一个过程或旅程——从创伤中恢复、重新认识自我，以及健康性观念的发展包括随着时间推移而进行的刻意努力。本文还提供了从复原力的积极视角对未来研究和实践的启示。
