RT Article
T1 A Qualitative Study of Risk and Protective Factors for Resilience in Survivors of Sex Trafficking
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 15/16
SP 3302
OP 3324
A1 Knight, Logan
A2 Ploss, Alexa
A2 Benavides, Juan
A2 Yoon, Susan
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869952561
AB This study explored risk and protective factors for resilience in survivors of sex trafficking from the survivors’ perspectives. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 participants recruited from survivor-led advocacy agencies and social service agencies that provide trafficking-specific services. Two overarching themes emerged from data analysis: (a) deep connections to self and others facilitate resilience and (b) detrimental “help” threatens survivors’ resilience. Our findings suggest that it may be important for service providers to assist survivors build healthy relationships with themselves and others to promote survivors’ resilience. Further, our results highlight the importance of offering more inclusive, survivor-centered, and trauma-informed services.
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 survivors of sex trafficking
K1 Resilience
K1 Risk and protective factors
DO 10.1177/10778012231192587