@article{ref1,
title="Self-positions and narratives facilitating or hindering posttraumatic growth: a qualitative analysis with migrant women of Nigerian descent survivors of trafficking",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2022",
author="Chiara, Giacomo and Romaioli, Diego and Contarello, Alberta",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The literature on sex trafficking has given a great deal of space to the effects on mental health, while little has been devoted to the stories of survivors. This study aims to explore the first-hand stories of immigrant women of Nigerian descent trafficking survivors, describing a qualitative analysis of psychotherapy sessions with them. Within the theoretical framework of Dialogical Self Theory, we explored and invited into dialogue the I-positions generated when individuals have traumatic experiences such as sex trafficking. Analyzing the themes emerging from 5 psychotherapy pathways developed taking a narrative and dialogical approach, we explored the narratives that facilitated posttraumatic growth (PTG) and those that hindered it. <br><br>METHOD: Five women survivors of sex trafficking were followed in a narrative psychotherapy journey. A thematic analysis was conducted on the transcripts of the therapeutic pathways, highlighting the positions of the self identified in the narratives and the main content of the women's stories. <br><br>RESULTS: We identified 2 main themes in the narratives facilitating PTG, and 3 in the narratives acting as barriers thereto. <br><br>CONCLUSION: When addressing traumatic experiences, taking into account the polyphony of the individuals narrating them, and identifying which of their narratives can facilitate or hinder their PTG can be a useful resource in therapeutic and social work with survivors of trafficking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).  Keywords: Human trafficking; <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0001245",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001245"
}