Survivors' Dating and Romantic Relationship Experiences Following Adult Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Interview Study

被引:4
作者
Stockman, Dagmar [1 ,2 ,3 ,11 ]
Van Parys, Hanna [4 ]
De Mol, Jan [5 ]
Uzieblo, Kasia [6 ,7 ]
Littleton, Heather [8 ]
Keygnaert, Ines [9 ]
Lemmens, Gilbert [4 ,10 ]
Verhofstadt, Lesley [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Expt Clin & Hlth Psychol, Ghent, Belgium
[2] Artevelde Univ, Expertise Network People & Soc, Coll Appl Sci, Ghent, Belgium
[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, Campus KULAK, Kortrijk, Belgium
[4] Ghent Univ Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Ghent, Belgium
[5] Catholic Univ Louvain, Fac Psychol & Sci Educ, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
[6] Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept Criminol, Brussels, Belgium
[7] Van der Hoeven Clin, Forens Care Specialists, Utrecht, Netherlands
[8] Univ Colorado, Lyda Hill Inst Human Resilience, Colorado Springs, CO USA
[9] Univ Ghent, Int Ctr Reprod Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Ghent, Belgium
[10] Univ Ghent, Dept Head & Skin, Ghent, Belgium
[11] Univ Ghent, Dept Expt Clin & Hlth Psychol, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
关键词
Sexual violence; intimate relationships; trauma; ECOLOGICAL MODEL; SIGNIFICANT OTHERS; ASSAULT; IMPACT; RAPE; DISCLOSURE; VICTIMS; COMMUNITY; TRAUMA; WOMEN;
D O I
10.1080/15564886.2024.2312468
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Survivors of adult sexual violence frequently encounter physical, reproductive, psychological and socio-economic difficulties in the aftermath of sexual violence. However, an in-depth understanding of survivor's post-assault intimate relationship experiences is lacking. The aim of the current study was to gain a better understanding of survivors' intimate dating and romantic relationship experiences following sexual violence. Fourteen sexual violence survivors (four men and ten women) completed a semi-structured interview regarding the psychosocial impact of sexual violence including how it affected their intimate relationships. Thematic analysis revealed several key themes including the decision to (temporarily) avoid intimate relationships, changes in the qualities survivors look for in a relationship, the space sexual violence takes up in the relationship, and the healing effects of being in a relationship. Having experienced sexual violence can affect survivors' post-assault relationship experiences in multiple ways supporting a need for further work focused on understanding how to help survivors manage the relational impact of sexual violence.
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