Attachment Representations of Female Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Reflected in the Bird’s Nest Drawing Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorGoldner, L., & Herzig Reingold, O.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-30T17:41:04Z
dc.date.available2016-11-30T17:41:04Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the Bird’s Nest Drawing (BND) of 14 adults who experienced child sexual abuse perpetrated by females, primarily their mothers. Descriptive analysis revealed the prevalence of insecure attachment and mainly an ambivalent representation. The drawings reflected vulnerability and under-protectiveness. Almost one-third of the drawings did not include caregiving and were suggestive of loneliness, abandonment, and rejection. When maternal caregiving was depicted, it was intrusive and characterized by a lack of separation, abandonment, or unsatisfying caregiving. The survivors’ narratives (n ¼ 4) revealed themes of sadness, lack of protection, and vulnerability related to their mothers’ lack of competence. These findings suggest that the BND can serve as a valuable art therapy assessment tool to better understand attachment representations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGoldner, L., & Herzig Reingold, O. (2023). Attachment Representations of Female Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Reflected in the Bird’s Nest Drawing Assessment. Art Therapy, 1-9.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07421656.2023.2211504
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3067
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArt Therapyen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectAttachment representationsen_US
dc.subjectIsraelen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectbirds nest drawingen_US
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dc.titleAttachment Representations of Female Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Reflected in the Bird’s Nest Drawing Assessmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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