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RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 366-378Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20333
Keywords
sexual violence; healing; qualitative metasynthesis
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- National Institute of Nursing Research [R01 NR08230-01A1]
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A qualitative metasynthesis was conducted to identify the essence of healing from sexual violence, as described by adults who experienced it as children or as adults. Based on the findings of 51 reports, four domains of healing were identified: (a) managing memories, (b) relating to important others, (c) seeking safety, and (c) reevaluating self. The ways of healing within each domain reflected opposing responses. The dialectical process identified for each of the four domains include, respectively: (a) calling forth memories, (b) regulating relationships with others, (c) constructing an as-safe-as-possible lifeworld, and (d) restoring a sense of self. These complex processes resulted in a new reality for the participants that was based on a greater sense of agency and provided a more satisfying life course. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 32:366-378, 2009
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