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Title: Posttraumatic growth, spiritual damage, and psychosocial and mental health problems in survivors of clergy-perpetrated child sexual abuse: A mixed methods approach
Author: Sicilia, Laura
Barrios Cerrejón, M. Teresa
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Keywords: Abús sexual envers els infants pel clericat
Investigació amb mètodes mixtos
Traumes psíquics
Víctimes d'abús sexual
Child sexual abuse by clergy
Mixed methods research
Psychic trauma
Sexual abuse victim
Issue Date: 21-May-2024
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Abstract: Introduction: Although clergy-perpetrated child sexual abuse (CSA) implies severe traumatic repercussions for the victims, they may also experience posttraumatic growth (PTG) deriving from the need to deal with the trauma suffered. This PTG is associated with the processes of recovery, healing, and empowerment. Objective: Applying a mixed methods approach to analyse PTG outcomes and to explore experiences of PTG in survivors of Spanish clergy-perpetrated CSA and its relation with psychosocial, mental and spiritual suffering. Participants: Thirty-one survivors (M = 51.6 years; SD = 12.4) in the quantitative stage of the research, and seven (M = 49.3; SD = 8.9) in the qualitative stage. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design was applied using standardized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Descriptive, correlation and thematic analyses were conducted. The quantitative and qualitative data were integrated. Results: Positive associations were found between PTG and psychosocial and mental health problems (r = 0.53; p < .01), damage to faith in God (r = 0.43; p < .05) and damage to faith in the Church (r = 0.48; p < .01). Three themes emerged from the qualitative data that explained, expanded, and complemented the quantitative results, highlighting the relationship between damage and growth and the specific meanings of PTG from the perspectives of the survivors. Conclusions: This study shows that survivors may develop PTG in the course of the processes of psychological suffering, spiritual transformation, and meaning-making of traumatic experiences
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106862
It is part of: Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024, vol. 153, 106862
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219690
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106862
ISSN: 0145-2134
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Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)

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