Therapy for Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Using Attachment and Family Systems Theory Orientations

Karakurt, Günnur; Silver, Kristin E.

doi:10.1080/01926187.2013.772872

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“…In addition, researchers have found that family or couples therapy for adult survivors of childhood sexual trauma can be useful treatment modalities for improving attachment security. Also, a strong therapeutic alliance can facilitate a corrective emotional experience in which the therapist can help survivors of childhood sexual trauma by provided a secure base to explore emotions surrounding the trauma (Karakurt & Silver, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Attachment, Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma

Barnum

Perrone

2017

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

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The current study is a quantitative exploration of the relationships between attachment security, childhood sexual trauma, sexual self-esteem, and subjective well-being. It was predicted that higher levels of secure attachment, lower presence of childhood sexual trauma and higher levels of sexual self-esteem would contribute to higher levels of subjective well-being. Participants were 213 undergraduate students at a Midwestern university. Theories of attachment (Bowlby, 1973) and well-being (Lent, 2004) provided a framework to guide the hypotheses of the present study. We hypothesized that higher attachment security would be related to higher sexual self-esteem and higher subjective well-being, and that participants who scored higher on a scale measuring childhood sexual trauma would have lower sexual self-esteem and lower subjective well-being. It was found that high levels of attachment security and sexual self-esteem predicted high levels of subjective well-being, whereas presence of childhood sexual trauma predicted lower levels of sexual self-esteem. Results from hierarchical regression analyses fully supported the hypotheses of the present study. Future research should analyze possible coping mechanisms that may contribute to subjective well-being restoration as well as coping efficacy.

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Section: Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attachment, Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma

Barnum

Perrone

2017

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

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“…Integrating family systems theory into what was already discussed with the family life cycle could help the therapist and client work to understand that childhood abuse is not an event that happens in isolation between two members of the family at just one stage, but rather a larger process that has the ability to impact the entire family throughout the life cycle. Although other members of the family may or may not have experienced childhood abuse directly, the relational dynamics between them, the victim, perpetrator, and other family members are likely affected (Karakurt and Silver, ). Families strive to maintain a balance in overall functioning.…”

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Childhood abuse and family obligation in middle adulthood: findings from the MIDUS II National Survey

Parker

Maier

Wojciak

2016

Journal of Family Therapy

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This study examined associations between reported histories of childhood abuse and later reports of obligation towards their family of origin from a family life cycle perspective. Data from this study included a subsample of 725 single and married, English-speaking adult participants (57.1% female, M age 5 49.8 years) from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II): Biomarker Project. Findings suggest that childhood abuse impacts later family obligation in many ways, and that different categories of abuse (e.g. emotional, neglect, physical and sexual) and severity levels (e.g. none, less severe, more severe) differ in their impacts on adults' reports of obligation to their families. Implications for future research and clinical practice are suggested.Practitioner points • Clinicians should be aware that different categories of childhood abuse may have unique effects on clients' feelings of obligation towards their families later in life • The intersection between severity of childhood abuse and category of childhood abuse is important to explore in therapy due to nuanced effects on feelings of family obligation later in life

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“…Stigmatization can be damaging to the individual's sense of worth and often results in behaviors that push people away or a reluctance to seek social support. Negative views of the self or low self-esteem can be transmitted through direct verbal abuse from an abuser or by the suppression of disclosure from a caregiver (Karakurt & Silver, 2014). Many victims of CSA are reluctant to disclose the experience because of the perceived taboo of talking about the abuse and lack of disclosure can increase the feelings of stigmatization and isolation (Finkelhor & Browne, 1985).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These feelings of stigmatization can lead to increased feelings of guilt, which has been found in 25-64% of CSA victims (Browne & Flinkelhor, 1986). Stigmatization is increased in dysfunctional family systems that do not support the child by attributing the blame for the abuse on the perpetrator leading to higher prevalence of self-blame (Karakurt & Silver, 2014).…”

Section: Stigmatizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Attachment theory posits four attachment styles that infants display as a result of healthy or dysfunctional interactions with the caregiver. These different attachment styles (secure, avoidant, anxious-ambivalent, and disorganized) become a framework the infant will carry into childhood and adolescence to guide his or her understanding of interactions with others (Karakurt & Silver, 2014).…”

Section: Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Childhood Sexual Abuse And Identity Development: The Role Of Attachment And Self-Esteeem

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The purpose of the study was to examine how childhood sexual abuse (CSA) influences identity development along with attachment and self-esteem. The participants included 208 first-year female undergraduate students from Illinois State University.Students were afforded the opportunity to receive extra credit for their participation and could enter into a random prize drawing. Participants completed a demographics questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, The Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire, Dimensions of Identity Development Scale, and the Hot Topics Questionnaire which assesses history of CSA. Of the participants, 145 (69.7%) were in the non-abuse group and 63 (30.3%) were in the abuse group. Results indicated that CSA was related to higher levels of attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, and low levels of self-esteem compared to the non-abuse group. No difference was found between the abuse and non-abuse groups on levels of commitment making, identification with commitments, or ruminative exploration. Finally, poor attachment security and low levels of self-esteem were found to be related to lower levels of commitment making, identification with commitments, and higher levels of ruminative exploration.

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Therapy for Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Using Attachment and Family Systems Theory Orientations

Cited by 36 publications

References 37 publications

Attachment, Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma

Attachment, Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma

Childhood abuse and family obligation in middle adulthood: findings from the MIDUS II National Survey

Childhood Sexual Abuse And Identity Development: The Role Of Attachment And Self-Esteeem

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