McMillen C, Zuravin S, Rideout G
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1995 Dec;63(6):1037-43. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.63.6.1037.
People often report perceptions of benefit from adverse life experiences. In this study, adult perceptions of benefit from child sexual abuse were examined in a sample of 154 low-income women who were sexually abused as children. Almost half reported some perceived benefit. The benefits fell into 4 main categories: protecting children from abuse, self-protection, increased knowledge of child sexual abuse, and having a stronger personality. Degree of perceived benefit was associated with several indicators of adult adjustment. In addition, those who perceived themselves as stronger had higher self-esteem, and those who perceived increased sexual abuse knowledge viewed others more favorably and were more comfortable getting close to others, when compared with other respondents.
人们经常报告从不良生活经历中感知到益处。在本研究中，对154名童年期遭受性虐待的低收入成年女性样本进行了调查，以了解她们对童年期性虐待益处的认知。近半数受访者表示感知到了一些益处。这些益处主要分为四类：保护儿童免受虐待、自我保护、增加对儿童性虐待的认识以及拥有更坚强的性格。感知到的益处程度与成年期适应的几个指标相关。此外，与其他受访者相比，那些认为自己更坚强的人自尊更高，那些认为自己对性虐待的认识有所增加的人对他人的看法更积极，并且在与他人亲近时更自在。
