RT Article
T1 Learning a Lesson: Spiritual Attributions of Sexual Trauma and Revictimization
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 13/14
SP 1343
OP 1361
A1 Eytan, Sharon
A2 Ronʾel, Nati
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859102379
AB This study aims to explore how individuals with affiliation to spirituality and victimization attribute sexual trauma and revictimization to spiritual principles and its perceived impact on victim assistance. A phenomenological research was conducted with 36 participants divided into three groups: female survivors who turned to spirituality as part of their recovery process (n = 17), spiritually oriented therapists who treat survivors (n = 10), and spiritual leaders and teachers who are often consulted by survivors and their close ones (n = 9). Findings show three prominent themes: (a) ephemeral and eternal components of existence; (b) learning a lesson; and (c) Tikkun Olam (Hebrew: world’s repairment). The findings contribute theoretical and practical applications: they offer deep insights into the spiritual reason for revictimization and its cessation, and suggest innovative external explanations anchored in ancient knowledge that can alleviate survivors’ suffering from self-blame. The study lays the foundation for an upcoming theory entitled Spiritual Victimology.
K1 Victimology
K1 ptsd
K1 Spirituality
K1 Victim assistance
K1 Revictimization
K1 sexual trauma
DO 10.1177/0306624X231165423