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Publication Date: 2008-Oct
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A Theoretical Foundation for Understanding Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse
Fogler, Jason M.; Shipherd, Jillian C.; Rowe, Erin; Jensen, Jennifer; Clarke, Stephanie
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v17 n3-4 p301-328 Oct 2008
Incorporating elements from broadband theories of psychological adaptation to extreme adversity, including Summit's (1983) Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, Finkelhor and Browne's (1986) Traumagenic Dynamics Model of sexual abuse, and Pyszczynski and colleagues' (1997) Terror Management Theory, this paper proposes a unified theoretical model of clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse for future research. The model conceptualizes clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse as the convergence of interactive processes between the clergy-perpetrator, the parishioner-survivor, and the religious community. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Clergy, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Social Theories, Antisocial Behavior, Thematic Approach, Models, Interpersonal Relationship, Trust (Psychology), Behavioral Science Research, Research Needs, Research Opportunities, Social Psychology, Behaviorism
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