Learning a Lesson

Spiritual Attributions of Sexual Trauma and Revictimization

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21513596
AutoresSharon Eytan (0000-0003-2472-4962, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, autor correspondente), Natti Ronel (0000-0003-4575-2890, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel)
Ano2023
Volume67
Fascículo13-14
Páginas1343-1361
Data de publicação2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0306624x231165423
PMID37086170
OpenAlexW4366742114
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas39

This study aims to explore how individuals with affiliation to spirituality and victimization attribute sexual trauma and revictimization to spiritual principles and its perceived impact on victim assistance. A phenomenological research was conducted with 36 participants divided into three groups: female survivors who turned to spirituality as part of their recovery process ( n = 17), spiritually oriented therapists who treat survivors ( n = 10), and spiritual leaders and teachers who are often consulted by survivors and their close ones ( n = 9). Findings show three prominent themes: (a) ephemeral and eternal components of existence; (b) learning a lesson; and (c) Tikkun Olam (Hebrew: world’s repairment). The findings contribute theoretical and practical applications: they offer deep insights into the spiritual reason for revictimization and its cessation, and suggest innovative external explanations anchored in ancient knowledge that can alleviate survivors’ suffering from self-blame. The study lays the foundation for an upcoming theory entitled Spiritual Victimology

Alternative medicine · Attribution · Blame · Poison control · Psychotherapist · Sexual abuse · Spirituality · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · History · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology