Women's Narratives of Healing From The Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse

The health of women is compromised by the experience of sexual abuse in childhood. Women who have been sexually abused in childhood say they are `healing', but there is little literature on this healing process. The purpose of my research is to gather stories of healing from women who were sexually abused in childhood, analyze them, and learn about healing. The themes that emerged were integrated with a chronological restorying of the women's narratives and the literature, resulting in a model of healing that addresses the complexities of women's lives.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community Health and Epidemiology

Grantor

University of Saskatchewan

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Wood, Karen Elizabeth

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Abonyi, Sylvia

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Downe, Pamela
• Poudrier, Jennifer
• Williams, Lewis
• Leis, Ann
• Berman, Helene

• Interpersonal violence
• qualitative research
• Violence towards women and children
• Women's health
• Narrative research
• Healing from child sexual abuse

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-07072009-190221

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:harvest.usask.ca:10388/etd-07072009-190221