"It's Not Love, Baby Doll. It's Science": Experiences of Trauma Bonding Among Survivors of Sex Trafficking.

Casassa, Kaitlin; England, Gwen; Karandikar, Sharvari

Casassa, Kaitlin; England, Gwen; Karandikar, Sharvari.

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Casassa K; Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus, OH, USA kdcasassa@gmail.com.
England G; Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus, OH, USA.
Karandikar S; College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

Violence Vict ; 2024 Aug 26.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39187293

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Trauma bonds between sex trafficking survivors and their traffickers or other perpetrators are one of the most complex and least understood concerns facing survivors. This community-based participatory research phenomenological study sought to understand how survivors have experienced trauma bonding. The sample consisted of 19 female survivors who were all participants in or graduates of a human trafficking specialty docket. Two themes emerged from the data. The first theme is the source of the trauma bond, namely who survivors had trauma bonds with. The second theme is features of trauma bonds, which included three subthemes survivors have experienced trauma bonds (a) as involuntary, (b) as having lingering power, and (c) as consisting of both love and hate. These findings contain significant implications for practice, policy, and future research.

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PTSD; human trafficking; qualitative research; trauma

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Violence Vict Asunto de la revista: CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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