Growing Older in the Shadow of Childhood Intra-Familial Sexual Abuse: Women's Reflections on Parenthood Experiences Throughout the Life Course

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Aging seems to open up a new avenue for parent-child relationships in the shadow of the parent's traumatic past, allowing reframing of parenthood in later life and demonstrating the power of parenthood as a source of healing in the lives of sexual abuse victims.PMID:34282446 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnab102

Source: The Gerontologist - July 20, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mili Gichaz Tova Band Winterstein Hila Avieli Source Type: research