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ERIC Number: EJ841147
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8712
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Holocaust Child Survivors and Child Sexual Abuse
Lev-Wiesel, Rachel; Amir, Marianne
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v14 n2 p69-83 2005
This study utilized a qualitative analysis of child survivors of the Holocaust who were sexually abused during World War II. The research study aimed to give this specific group of survivors a voice and to explore the impact of multiple extreme traumas, the Holocaust and childhood sexual abuse, on the survivors. Twenty-two child survivors of the Holocaust who were sexually abused during the war completed open-ended interviews. The data was qualitatively analyzed according to Tutty, Rothery, and Grinnell's (1996) guidelines. Three major themes were found: issues relating to the sexual abuse trauma, survivors' perceptions of the abuse, and survivors' general perspectives towards life. The identity of the offenders, Jewish or non-Jewish, determined the survivors' feelings towards themselves, the perpetrators, and about the worth of life. (Contains 1 note.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel; United States
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