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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Sexual abuse victims"”.
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The ‘non-ideal’ victim: factors influencing perceptions of sexual abuse victims
… factors which influence perceptions of victims of sexual assault, namely ‘non-ideal’ victims. A ‘non-ideal’ victim is someone who does not fit into traditional gender or social stereotypes or deviates from other societal norms – these may include attractiveness, race, age, occupation and …
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Examining the variability in the long term adjustment of child sexual abuse victims
… inevitable pervasive negative effects of child sexual abuse does not hold for college populations. The meta-analyses suggest that there is other factors in sexual abuse victims' lives that interact with their abuse experience to produce the sometimes-observed minimal long-term effects on …
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Examining the variability in the long term adjustment of child sexual abuse victims
… inevitable pervasive negative effects of child sexual abuse does not hold for college populations. The meta-analyses suggest that there is other factors in sexual abuse victims' lives that interact with their abuse experience to produce the sometimes-observed minimal long-term effects on …
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Disclosure, Social Reactions to Disclosure, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Adult Child Sexual Abuse Victims.
<p>Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a frequent problem in American society associated with a wide range of negative mental health outcomes. Some evidence suggests that disclosure may moderate the relationship between CSA and mental health. However, the specific reactions a victim receives following …
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Lost in Translation: The Legal appropriation of the voice of child sexual abuse victims in Ireland
… way in which legal reasoning constructs child sexual abuse in general, and how that works in Ireland in particular. In order to examine from a sociological perspective the construction of sexual abuse I apply a critical framework derived from feminist studies, Foucault‘s theory of knowledge and …
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Law enforcement's reconceptualization of juvenile prostitutes from delinquency offenders to child sexual abuse victims in six US cities
… were conceptualized by law enforcement, as victims or offenders, by examining the law enforcement response to this social problem. One hundred and twenty-six juvenile prostitute's case files from six law enforcement agencies in major U.S. cities were reviewed for this study. This study found …
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Disclosure of sexual abuse: The impact on adolescent females
… adolescent females' experience of disclosure of sexual abuse. The goal of this study was to provide insights and theory into the experience of sexual abuse victims involved in the disclosure of that abuse.
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Disclosure of sexual abuse: The impact on adolescent females
… adolescent females' experience of disclosure of sexual abuse. The goal of this study was to provide insights and theory into the experience of sexual abuse victims involved in the disclosure of that abuse.
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Experiences of Malaysian professionals working with sexually abused children: an exploratory study
… professionals’ experiences of working with sexually abused children. Although the international literature on professionals’ experiences of sexually abused children is considerable, Malaysian research is sparse. The current study sought to redress this imbalance by conducting a qualitative …
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Social Workers' experiences of forensic practice with victims of child sexual abuse in the City of Cape Town
The prevalent rates of sexual crimes against children in South Africa require forensic social work as a specialised field to assist the criminal justice system to respond effectively to victims' essential needs. This need has led to the employment of social workers in forensic units in the South …
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Sexual harassment: Do gender and organizational status of harasser really matter?
The research investigated the impact of sexual harassment on withdrawal behaviors and attitudes toward harassment by examining the gender composition of the harassment dyad and the organizational status of the perpetrator in relation to the victim. Archival data from the Inter-University Consortium …
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An Analysis of Defilement: Role,performance and Efficacy of the Law Enforcement Mechanisms and the Sopport System dealing with the sexual offence
… efficacy of these institutions dealing with the sexual offence was established. The institutions that have been looked at are the police, the courts and various Nongovernmental organizations. It had been found that defilement is a very serious crime as witnessed from the importance attached to …
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Feminist qualitative study of victim blaming of sexually assaulted women in India
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Survivors of sexual violence confronting their perpetrators
It can be disturbing for survivors of sexual violence to confront their perpetrator about the violence. It may bring back painful memories but some survivors choose to do it. On the other hand, it is important to know what kind of reactions survivors should be expecting from the perpetrators, both …
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He ara whakaora i whaia e atahi wahine i tukinohia = Long term effects of childhood sexual abuse among Maori women: A healing path for abused women
… E Etahi Wahine I Tukinohia: A Healing Path for Abused Women is a qualitative study of long term effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse among Maori women. Thirteen Maori women of diverse ages, sexual orientations, socioeconomic, religious, and tribal backgrounds shared their life experiences in a …
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A civil liberty or sexual exploitation: revenge porn?
… currently there are no federal provisions for victims of revenge porn. Currently, state statutes are the main method of legal action that victims may use to combat their perpetrators. 94% of Americans state that they believe their sexually charged photographs are safe with their significant …
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Perceptions of male rape victims: Examining rape myth acceptance and victim blaming attitudes among a sample of college students
… indicates that women comprise the majority of sexual assault victims. Emerging research suggests that although men are less likely than women to be sexually victimized, a sizeable minority of men experience sexual assault in their lifetimes and a growing body of literature has begun to consider …
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Perceptions of the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse
The perceptions of how Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors perceive themselves and are perceived by others was evaluated. The aims of the study were to use Attribution Theory and the Traumagenic Model in evaluating whether perceptions were mediated by assertiveness, self-esteem, and …
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The effects of abuse on mental health outcomes of males
Childhood sexual and physical abuse has been found to have lasting effects on one's physical and mental health in adulthood. Studies have found that childhood abuse is linked to a variety of mental health conditions that tend to present later in life. This paper investigates specifically how …
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