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Resilience Among Women Survivors of Child Sexual AbuseDepartment of Social Work, College of Human Services, Arizona State University West, 4701 Thunderbird Road, P.O. Box 37100, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100batya.hyman{at}asu.edu
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center, Centers for Research on Women, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA02481lwilliams{at}wellesley.edu Research has paid little attention to survivors of childhood sexual abuse who do not exhibit long-term negative consequences or who manifest resilience. This study investigated resilient outcomes, that is, competence in the face of adversity, and the factors associated with these outcomes in 136 womenwho were sexually abused as children.
Affilia, Vol. 16, No. 2,
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