Fostering resilience in survivors of child sexual abuse to decrease vulnerability to sexual revictimization

Date

2021

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Publisher

Crisis, Stress, and Human Resilience: An International Journal

Abstract

Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is an enormous public health issue worldwide, affecting health outcomes in millions, and the United States is not immune. One significant sequela of CSA is increased vulnerability for sexual revictimization. Each CSA survivor has varying factors that affect their own risks for revictimization, and significant attempts to lower such risks must take into account their complexity. This author seeks to foster resilience in survivors of CSA, utilizing strengths and positive factors which are already part of the survivor as well as those who surround them, and by enhancing or teaching factors of resilience, to decrease sexual revictimization.

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Keywords

revictimization, resilience, child sexual abuse

Citation

Lo, J. (2021).Fostering resilience in survivors of child sexual abuse to decrease vulnerability to sexual revictimization. Crisis, Stress, and Human Resilience: An International Journal, 3(3), 61-69.

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