Surviving child abuse
Self‐reported coping histories of fourteen women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Swanson Crockett (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Pages | 49-75 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399338409515638 |
| PMID | 6565702 |
| OpenAlex | W2277542438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
Data are presented about coping methods used by 14 women who survived severe physical child abuse. Half of these women were also sexually abused as children. Self‐reports revealed four belief systems among these women as to how they survived this abuse. Three women believe they coped predominantly by helping people in their milieu who were even more disadvantaged. Three describe themselves as having survived mostly by learning to forget real feelings through use of intense fantasy. Five feel they survived by becoming tough and independent and by keeping moving through jobs and relationships. Three believe they coped by being realistic and working hard. Seven case histories are provided, along with illustrative material on the other seven subjects
Child abuse · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Disadvantaged · Feeling · Medical emergency · Physical abuse · Poison control · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2017 (34) |
| Highly cited | No |