Department of Psychology, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2024 Oct;30(12-13):3372-3398. doi: 10.1177/10778012231181046. Epub 2023 Jun 23.
This study explores the complex nature of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) by juxtaposing the mental and sexual health of women who had undergone FGM/C as part of initiation/membership into a traditional women's society (TWS) with those who were also cut but not initiated into a TWS. While considerable differences emerged between TWS members and nonmembers, there was no evidence that TWS membership was protective against the physical and psychological trauma typically ascribed to FGM/C. In fact, the pattern of results would tend to suggest the opposite. Possible explanations for and implications of these findings are discussed.
本研究通过对比接受女性生殖器切割作为加入传统女性社团（TWS）仪式/会员一部分的女性的心理和性健康，以及那些同样接受切割但未加入 TWS 的女性的心理和性健康，探讨了女性生殖器切割的复杂性。尽管 TWS 成员和非成员之间存在显著差异，但没有证据表明 TWS 成员能够免受通常归因于女性生殖器切割的身体和心理创伤的影响。事实上，结果模式恰恰表明相反的情况。讨论了这些发现的可能解释和影响。
