Posttraumatic growth, purpose, and trauma in university survivors of sexual assault

Objective: This study focused on purpose as a key mechanism of posttraumatic growth for university student survivors of sexual assault. Participants: An online survey was completed by 278 participants of various ethnic, racial and gender backgrounds, recruited through email, social media, department...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of American college health Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 152 - 160
Main Authors:	Damiani, Taylor, Sharkey, Jill D., Morgan, Melissa L., Mullin, Alice
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis 2025 Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Assaults College students Crime Victims - psychology Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data Email Female Humans Male Mixed methods research Post-traumatic growth Posttraumatic growth Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological purpose Purpose in life Qualitative research Researcher subject relations Sex crimes Sex Offenses - psychology Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data Sexual Abuse sexual assault Social development Social media Stress Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Students - psychology Students - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Survivor Survivors - psychology Trauma Triangulation Universities - organization & administration Young Adult trauma Posttraumatic growth purpose sexual assault
ISSN:	0744-8481, 1940-3208, 1940-3208
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!