Incest and women of color: a study of experiences and disclosure.
Clinical literature on incest trauma assumes a homogeneity of experience of all incest survivors including women of color. Experiences relating to community, culture, and family need to be acknowledged as salient aspects of the experiences of women of color who are also incest survivors. Twelve participants were interviewed regarding their experiences related to disclosure and coping. Participants described value systems, community mindedness, social attitudes, negative consequences amongst other social and cultural issues as factors affecting incest disclosure. Participants described cognitive reframing, determination and separation from the perpetrator as ways of coping with incest.
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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. vtyagi@oise.utoronto.ca
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009864:Ontario; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012938:Social Perception; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D016387:Women's Health