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dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Patrick J
dc.contributor.authorGould, Nick
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:56:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:56:49Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2012-04-10T22:38:16Z
dc.identifier.issn0045-3102
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/bjsw/bcq098
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/44356
dc.description.abstractMen who were sexually abused in childhood are overrepresented in mental health and other clinical populations. There is heterogeneity in outcomes for such men and a substantial number develop coping strategies that minimise negative consequences of abuse. However, little research has been undertaken with abused men to understand the nature of their coping. This paper reports on one arm of a major study of mental health outcomes for Australian men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse and presents findings from thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with thirty-nine men, exploring how their coping mechanisms have developed and the nature of the advice for coping they would give to professionals or other survivors. The study found that coping strategies developed adaptively through the life course but clustered into two types: those that are concerned with forms of suppression and denial, which are associated with negative mental health outcomes, and those that involve reframing the abuse, which tend to be associated with more positive outcomes. Implications of the study for practice are consistent with the advice suggested by the men themselves, that they were helped by consistent relationships with others who could provide practical support and inspire hope.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2669
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2686
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe British Journal of Social Work
dc.relation.ispartofvolume40
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.titleExploring Coping Factors amongst Men Who Were Sexually Abused in Childhood
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorO'Leary, Patrick J.


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