Emotional experiences (online talk) of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and incest

Exploring male childhood sexual abuse survivors' experiences of specialist counselling services

“…The severity could be influenced by the early age of onset when the abuse occurs, the long duration of the abuse and the invasive acts often experienced by boys, for example anal penetration (Ressel et al, 2018). It has also been suggested that the psychological impact of CSA can be more complex for male survivors than female survivors (Bewaji & Rickett, 2020), mainly due to the impact of societal stereotypes (Ressel et al, 2018), the negative reactions to disclosure often experienced by men and the lack of support available to men (Nelson, 2009). The aim of this study was to explore male CSA survivors' experiences of specialist support services in statutory and voluntary organisations.…”