APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Adult Attachment, and Adult Spirituality Predict Sense of Agency

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Social

  • Fonette Benjamin-Thompson
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Kristine Jacquin
    Fielding Graduate University

Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is problematic, leading to debilitating mental health consequences for victims. Although CSA is heavily researched, its relation to attachment, spirituality, and agency has not been investigated. Our study addressed this gap, finding that the combination of CSA, adult attachment, and adult spirituality predicts adult agency.

Childhood Adversity

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