Attributes of Spirituality Described by Survivors of Sexual Violence

Authors

Gregory P. Knapik, University of AkronFollow
Donna S. Martsolf, Kent State UniversityFollow
Claire B. Draucker, Kent State UniversityFollow
Karen D. Strickland, Kent State University

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Attributes, Connecting, Content Analysis, Recovery, Sexual Violence, and Spirituality

Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research [RO 1 NR08230-01A1]. Claire B. Draucker, Principal Investigator.

Publication Date

5-1-2010

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1168

Recommended APA Citation

Knapik, G. P., Martsolf, D. S., Draucker, C. B., & Strickland, K. D. (2010). Attributes of Spirituality Described by Survivors of Sexual Violence. The Qualitative Report, 15(3), 644-657. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1168