Communicating a History of Sexual Trauma: Partner Responses to Women's Disclosure

The study aimed to understand how women who experienced sexual trauma but are now in a healthy relationship perceive their partners’ responses to their disclosure of sexual trauma. Forty-one women completed an in-depth semi-structured phone interview. Responses were analyzed using reflexive thematic...

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1. VerfasserIn: Lukacena, Kaylee M. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Mark, Kristen P.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Violence against women
Jahr: 2022, Band: 28, Heft: 10, Seiten: 2521-2539
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Intimate Partner
Social Support
social reactions
Disclosure
sexual trauma
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Zusammenfassung:The study aimed to understand how women who experienced sexual trauma but are now in a healthy relationship perceive their partners’ responses to their disclosure of sexual trauma. Forty-one women completed an in-depth semi-structured phone interview. Responses were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, identifying two overarching themes and six subthemes. The results provide a voice to the needs and preferences of women who experienced sexual trauma, but are navigating communication in a healthy relationship. Given that most women disclosed their experiences with partners, this sample provides valuable insight for clinicians, interventionists, and partners of survivors to navigate supportive interactions.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211034217