Citation

Buchbinder E, Sinay D. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801219847295.

Affiliation

2 Ministry of Social Welfare, Haifa, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219847295

PMID

31115275

Abstract

This article analyzes the narratives of survivors of father-daughter incest using 20 in-depth interviews with women, each asked to choose a title for her life-story and reflect on its meaning. Three narratives emerged: "Surviving" tells of a struggle for personal achievement in an independent life alongside intensely traumatic experiences and negative feelings, "Fighting Back/Seeking Vengeance" tells of aspiring to strength by acting on their will to fight back and desire for revenge, and "Growing" reflects the wish to fight and win a place in the world through a "rebuilding" process. The conceptualization of incest survivors' life-narratives is based on the dialectical perspective.

Language: en

Keywords

incest survivors; life-narratives