Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors

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dc.contributor.advisorKaminer, Debbieen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMaw, Anastasiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBooley, Ayeshaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-15T07:33:05Z
dc.date.available2014-09-15T07:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 107-118)en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to explore the subjective experiences of rape survivors, with a greater focus on the ongoing process of post-rape adjustment, as compared with the immediate psychological impact. The research employed feminist, qualitative methodology. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten rape survivors from the Rape Crisis office in Observatory, Cape Town, in the Western Cape. The interviews were recorded and the transcripts were analysed using grounded theory. The following broad thematic areas were identified: (1) psychiatric symptoms, (2) sense of self, (3) relationships with others, (4) coping attempts, and (5) grappling with meaning. The latter two thematic areas formed the focus of the study, and were discussed in more detail The main findings suggest that (l) subjective experience of the rape is more significant than the specific characteristics of the assault, (2) post-rape adjustment is not so much about recovery, but rather finding ways to adjust, which includes finding ways to live with the rape and making peace with the rape, and (3) meaning-making IS central to the process of post-rape adjustment. In addition, participants in the current study offered some alternative discourses to that of pathology. Recommendations for future research in this area are offered.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBooley, A. (2007). <i>Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBooley, Ayesha. <i>"Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBooley, A. 2007. Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Booley, Ayesha AB - This study aimed to explore the subjective experiences of rape survivors, with a greater focus on the ongoing process of post-rape adjustment, as compared with the immediate psychological impact. The research employed feminist, qualitative methodology. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten rape survivors from the Rape Crisis office in Observatory, Cape Town, in the Western Cape. The interviews were recorded and the transcripts were analysed using grounded theory. The following broad thematic areas were identified: (1) psychiatric symptoms, (2) sense of self, (3) relationships with others, (4) coping attempts, and (5) grappling with meaning. The latter two thematic areas formed the focus of the study, and were discussed in more detail The main findings suggest that (l) subjective experience of the rape is more significant than the specific characteristics of the assault, (2) post-rape adjustment is not so much about recovery, but rather finding ways to adjust, which includes finding ways to live with the rape and making peace with the rape, and (3) meaning-making IS central to the process of post-rape adjustment. In addition, participants in the current study offered some alternative discourses to that of pathology. Recommendations for future research in this area are offered. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors TI - Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBooley A. Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleSubjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivorsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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