Open AccessAttributes of Spirituality Described by Survivors of Sexual Violence
Author(s) -
Gregory P. Knapik,
Donna S. Martsolf,
Claire Burke Draucker,
Karen D. Strickland
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1168
Subject(s) - spirituality , narrative , psychology , meaning (existential) , sexual violence , transcendence (philosophy) , narrative inquiry , social psychology , power (physics) , value (mathematics) , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , theology , criminology , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
This study focuses on what aspects of attributes of spirituality as defined by Martsolf and Mickley (1998) are most salient for female and male survivors of sexual violence. Content analysis of secondary narrative data, provided by 50 participants in a study of women's and men's responses to sexual violence, was coded to the five attributes of spirituality as defined by Martsolf and Mickley. The attribute aspects of connecting with others in spiritual ways and with God/higher power were particularly significant. The attribute of transcendence was found less important, and the attributes of value, becoming, and meaning were not found important. The Martsolf and Mickley framework helped organize narrative data for a content analysis of spirituality in survivors of sexual violence.