caa a22 4500 463198476 CHVBK 20180406164929.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10896-007-9111-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10896-007-9111-1 Positive Resolution of Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences: The Role of Coping, Benefit-Finding and Meaning-Making [Elektronische Daten] [Margaret Wright, Emily Crawford, Katherine Sebastian] Resolution of the trauma of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and the current adjustment of 60 adult female CSA survivors were explored through qualitative and quantitative analyses of their coping strategies, perceived benefits, and meaning-making attempts. While the majority of the women (87%) perceived at least some benefit resulting from coping with the CSA experience, many (29%) found it impossible to make any meaning of their trauma. Specific benefits that were associated with various aspects of positive adjustment (marital satisfaction, better physical health, less isolation) included improved relationships with others, religious or spiritual growth, and improved parenting skills. Some perceived benefits were actually associated with a negative outcome. Increased knowledge of sexual abuse was associated with more isolation and lower marital satisfaction. When positive meaning could be derived from the coping process, the women reported less isolation. Avoidant coping was strongly associated with more depressive symptoms and poorer resolution of abuse issues. Results highlight the importance of considering coping strategies and cognitive restructuring efforts in designing therapeutic interventions with this population. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Child sexual abuse nationallicence Coping strategies nationallicence Meaning-making nationallicence Benefit-finding nationallicence Wright Margaret Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Crawford Emily Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Sebastian Katherine Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut Journal of Family Violence Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 22/7(2007-10-01), 597-608 0885-7482 22:7<597 2007 22 10896 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9111-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9111-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wright Margaret Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crawford Emily Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sebastian Katherine Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Family Violence Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 22/7(2007-10-01), 597-608 0885-7482 22:7<597 2007 22 10896 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer