School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Nov;121:105267. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105267. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a highly prevalent and serious stressor, linked to short- and long-term psychopathology and to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) specifically. The hashtag #Me2PT, which stands for "me-too-post-trauma," was created in order to raise awareness of the longitudinal consequences of sexual abuse, as specifically manifested in symptoms of PTSD or complex PTSD. It was disseminated on social media networks during 2019 and offered a platform for CSA survivors to share their own personal experience of living with CSA-related posttraumatic symptoms.
The current study was designed in order to examine the way survivors conveyed their experiences and perceptions with response to the invitation of the hashtag #Me2PT. All the posts were written in the Hebrew-language, and thematic analysis was carried on all the written narratives.
40 Posts that were written in the Hebrew language under the hashtag campaign of #Me2PT.
Thematic analysis was carried on the 40 posts by two of the authors. Shenton four criterions for qualitative study trustworthiness were employed with peer discussion on main results were discussed with the leaders of the campaign, survivors of CSA.
The authors identified four main themes within the written narratives of the survivors: (1) why am I writing, (2) my personal PTSD, (3) between life and death, and (4) post-trauma as 'a bleeding wound'.
These findings exemplify the constant mental pain and struggle that survivors deal with, but at the same time demonstrate the importance of hope, the comfort found in being understood, and the wish to live a meaningful life despite the pain. This paper may contribute to the understanding of survivors' experiences of living with CSA-related posttraumatic symptoms, as conveyed by them spontaneously and authentically, potentially informing best practice for professionals working with this population.
儿童期性虐待（CSA）是一种高度普遍且严重的应激源，与短期和长期精神病理学以及创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）密切相关。#Me2PT 这个标签代表“我也是创伤后”，是为了提高人们对性虐待的长期后果的认识，特别是表现在 PTSD 或复杂 PTSD 的症状上。它在 2019 年在社交媒体网络上传播，为 CSA 幸存者提供了一个平台，分享他们自己与 CSA 相关创伤后症状的个人经历。
本研究旨在研究幸存者在回应#Me2PT 标签邀请时如何表达他们的经历和看法。所有的帖子都是用希伯来语写的，对所有的书面叙述进行了主题分析。
在#Me2PT 的标签活动下，用希伯来语写的 40 个帖子。
两位作者对这 40 个帖子进行了主题分析。采用 Shenton 四项定性研究可信度标准，并与 CSA 幸存者的活动领导人进行了主要结果的同行讨论。
作者在幸存者的书面叙述中确定了四个主要主题：（1）我为什么要写，（2）我个人的 PTSD，（3）生与死之间，（4）创伤后是“一个流血的伤口”。
这些发现例证了幸存者所经历的持续的精神痛苦和挣扎，但同时也展示了希望、被理解所带来的安慰以及尽管有痛苦仍过有意义生活的重要性。本文可能有助于理解幸存者在 CSA 相关创伤后症状方面的经历，这些经历是他们自发而真实地表达出来的，这可能为与这一人群合作的专业人员提供最佳实践的信息。
