Citation

Wadsworth P, Krahe E, Searing K. Fam. Community Health 2018; 41(1): 37-46.

Affiliation

Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (Dr Wadsworth and Ms Searing); and School of Health Services Administration, College of Health Professions, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona (Dr Krahe).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000168

PMID

29135793

Abstract

In this article, the authors describe factors that enhance or detract from well-being after adult sexual assault from the perspective of sexual assault victims and survivors. The authors present a holistic view of the complex ways in which women respond to and cope with the impact of adult sexual assault while trying to create a sense of well-being. The forces that facilitate or detract from well-being are organized into an ecological model. The data originate from a grounded theory study in 2015, with 22 adult female adult sexual assault victims/survivors.

Language: en