“I Am Not A Victim. I Am A Survivor”: Resilience as a Journey for Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Newsom, Kimmery; Myers‐Bowman, Karen S.

doi:10.1080/10538712.2017.1360425

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“…"Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger" (Nietzsche, 1889(Nietzsche, /1997) is an infamous quote from German philosopher Friedrick Nietzsche. Several studies had reported on individuals having faced adversity and becoming stronger and able to bounce back (Duggan, Wilson, DiPonio, Trumpower, & Meade, 2016;Hills, Meyer-Weitz, & Asante, 2016;Newsom & Myers-Bowman, 2017;Reyes, Andrusyszyn, Iwasiw, Forchuk, & Babenko-Mould, 2015;Wexler, 2014).…”

Section: Challenges Enhance the Ability To Reboundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience: An Integrated Review

Daly

2020

Nurs Sci Q

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Resilience is a phenomenon discussed by scholars in many disciplines; it holds similar definitions across the human, social, and physical sciences. It is important to understand the phenomenon from a variety of disciplines. Therefore, the author of this article reviews the existing literature on resilience from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, philosophy, education, and nursing. The three themes that emerged from a thorough review of the existing literature were (a) hardiness strengthens the ability to harness resources, (b) regulatory flexibility fosters positive functioning, and (c) challenges enhance the ability to rebound.

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Section: Challenges Enhance the Ability To Reboundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience: An Integrated Review

Daly

2020

Nurs Sci Q

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“…As mentioned by a woman, this acceptance of her sexual-self led her to change her perceptions toward sexuality: "Seeing [my]self as more than an object and/or a sexual victim. Acceptance of [my]self as a sexual being, not just a sliced-off part of me that was taken, being able to see things in a new filter" (Jessie, cited in Newsom & Myers-Bowman, 2017).…”

Section: Reclaiming Sexualitymentioning

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‘‘A journey back to my wholeness’’: A qualitative metasynthesis on the relational and sexual recovery process of child sexual abuse survivors

Guyon

Fernet

Godbout

2020

IJCAR

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Objective: This study aims to document the relational and sexual recovery process of child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors. Method: Using the framework-based synthesis approach (Dixon-Woods, 2011), a metasynthesis was conducted on qualitative peer-reviewed studies published between 2004 and 2019, focusing on the recovery from relational and sexual outcomes related to CSA experiences. Criteria of inclusion: 1) included self-identified men or women who had sustained sexual abuse in childhood; 2) focused on CSA related relational or sexual outcomes and recovery processes; 3) included a qualitative component incorporating interviews or focus groups; 4) were carried out in Western countries. According to these criteria, a sample of eight articles was constituted. A direct content analysis was performed using The Drive to Move Forward Framework (Ochocka et al., 2005). Results: Findings yielded three main categories that illustrate the relational and sexual recovery process of CSA survivors: 1) The Drive to Move Forward after CSA; 2) Positive Strategies Mobilized to Recover from Relational and Sexual Issues Left by CSA and; 3) Social Circumstances that Facilitate or Hinder the Relational and Sexual Recovery Process. Conclusion: Although their relational and sexual recovery process may involve setbacks, and that they may be confronted with impeding social circumstances, survivors mobilize strategies and social resources to help them move forward after CSA. Implication: In order to help CSA survivors in achieving a satisfying relational and sexual life, providers should adopt a personalized approach that respects their process of relational and sexual recovery and adopt an ecological perspective to better understand the factors that can modulate this process.

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“…CSA), and second, positive adaptation, which entails the enabling processes following such exposure. In the context of CSA, authors refer to resilience as competence in the face of adversity (Hyman & Williams 2001) and adaptive functioning (Domhardt et al 2015) or someone who maintained well-being despite having experienced intense trauma (Newsom & Myers-Bowman 2017).…”

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Resilience enabling processes and posttraumatic growth outcomes in a group of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Walker-Williams

Fouché

2018

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: This study forms part of a pilot project, aiming to evaluate the benefits of a programme entitled S2T denoting from Survivor to Thriver, which is a collaborative strengths-based group intervention programme for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The objective of the S2T is to enable resilience processes and facilitate posttraumatic growth outcomes. A theory of change was developed to explain how these objectives are met, it outlines the theoretical approach, mediators, primary and secondary outcomes.Aim: To explore emerging resilience processes and posttraumatic growth outcomes in women survivors of childhood sexual abuse after attending the S2T.Setting: Data was collected during group treatment sessions of the S2T group intervention programme with women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.Methods: A quasi-experimental, one group, pretest, posttest, time-delay design was used with eight purposively selected women with a history of childhood sexual abuse, using qualitative methods to evaluate the benefit of this intervention. Nine group treatment sessions and a delayed follow-up session were conducted. A visual participatory technique and transcriptions of group sessions were used to collect qualitative data.Results: Qualitative thematic analysis revealed the following enabling resilience processes: group as healing vehicle of change; changing destructive to constructive rumination; coping strengths and meaning-making. Posttraumatic growth outcomes which evolved were: transforming wounded to healer; a changed life philosophy; excavated spirituality and re-briefing strengths through a posttrauma thriver identity.Conclusions: The themes suggest resilience processes and posttraumatic growth outcomes; a longitudinal study is recommended to establish effectiveness and inform treatment practice.

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“I Am Not A Victim. I Am A Survivor”: Resilience as a Journey for Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

Resilience: An Integrated Review

Resilience: An Integrated Review

‘‘A journey back to my wholeness’’: A qualitative metasynthesis on the relational and sexual recovery process of child sexual abuse survivors

Resilience enabling processes and posttraumatic growth outcomes in a group of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse

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