The lived experience of non-offending fathers whose biological child has been sexually abused

dc.contributor.authorEsquibel, Karen
dc.contributor.committeeChairGrassley, Jane
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEngelbrecht, Jo Ann
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBorrego, Joaquin
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYoder-Wise, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-14T17:49:19Z
dc.date.available2018-11-14T17:49:19Z
dc.date.issued2008-08
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of non-offending fathers whose biological child has been sexually abused. More specifically, the study sought to carefully explore study participants' feelings, perceptions, and experiences associated with being a father of a sexually abused child. The study was based on the hermeneutic phenomenologic methodology described by van Manen (1990) and Cohen, Kahn, and Steeves (2000). The study involved a face-to-face, audio-taped, semi-structured interview process consisting of prewritten questions and prompts to facilitate discussion. The interview transcripts were analyzed using van Manen's six research activities, and themes were identified using the concept of lifeworld (Lebenswelt) . The lifeworld existentials explored lived space (spatiality), lived body (corporality), lived time (temporality), and lived human relation (relationality). Findings revealed these themes: Lived Space (Spatiality) theme: Indignation; Lived Body (Corporality) theme: Sentinel; Lived Human Relation (Relationality) theme: Advocate; and Lived Time (Temporality) theme: Reclamation. The sequence of these themes illustrated a journey of healing the fathers and families traveled that began with anger and ended with reclamation. This journey was similar to the Rando's Six R's model of grief used during an experience of significant loss.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/10774
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciencesen_US
dc.subjectChild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectFatheringen_US
dc.subjectFathersen_US
dc.subjectHealingen_US
dc.subjectJourney to healingen_US
dc.subjectNonoffending fathersen_US
dc.titleThe lived experience of non-offending fathers whose biological child has been sexually abuseden_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Nursing
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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