Overcoming Challenges of Intimacy: Male Child Sexual Abuse Survivors ’ Experiences of Achieving Healthy Romantic Relationships in Sweden

ConclusionsReconstructions of abuse histories were both challenged and facilitated by the accessibility of various and shifting ideas about masculinities that co-exist in Sweden, which were important sources for meaning making and assisted the men in developing positive valuations of themselves as men.
Source: Journal of Family Violence - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research