Child sexual abuse and social identity loss: A qualitative analysis of survivors' public accounts

Discussion of this analysis centres on the pathological consequences of social identity change. Both the loss of valued identities and the acquisition of aberrant and isolating identities are experienced and constructed as devastating by those affected by child sexual abuse. This has important implications, not only for those impacted by child sexual abuse but for how abuse is discussed in society, and how it is approached by policy makers, educators and individuals working with survivors and their families.PMID:38634765 | DOI:10.1111/bjso.12752
Source: The British Journal of Social Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research