The Contribution of Desire for Revenge and Perceptions of Injustice to Adolescent CSA Survivors' Wellbeing.
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| Title: | The Contribution of Desire for Revenge and Perceptions of Injustice to Adolescent CSA Survivors' Wellbeing. |
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| Authors: | Leibovich, Inbal1 (AUTHOR), Goldner, Limor1 (AUTHOR) lgoldner@univ.haifa.ac.il, Dana, Hadar1 (AUTHOR), Lev-Wiesel, Rachel1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Apr2026, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p665-677. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Psychological adaptation, *Emotions, *Anxiety, *Aggression (Psychology), *Factor analysis, *Mental depression, *Adolescence, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Social justice, Conceptual models, Satisfaction, Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Anger, Questionnaires, Psychological well-being, Posttraumatic growth, Descriptive statistics, Psychology, Data analysis software, Self-perception, Pathological psychology |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel |
| Abstract: | Seventy adolescent survivors of childhood sexual abuse (Mage = 10.88, SD = 2.90) and one of their parents participated in a study aimed at better understanding the contribution of desire for revenge to distress symptoms and post-traumatic growth (PTG) through the mediation of self-concept. In addition, two moderation mediation models examined the possibility that survivors' perceptions of injustice would moderate the relationship between the desire for revenge and self-concept, which, in turn, would predict their distress symptoms or PTG. The mediation model results indicated that survivors' global self-concept fully mediated the association between survivors' desire for revenge and their distress symptoms. In addition, the moderation mediation analyses indicated that a high desire for revenge increased survivors' global self-concept, consequently decreasing distress symptoms in survivors with average or low perceived injustice. High levels of desire for revenge increased survivors' global self-concept, which, in turn, increased PTG in survivors with average or low perceived injustice. These results point to the mutual contribution of survivors' desire for revenge and perceived injustice to their wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Seventy adolescent survivors of childhood sexual abuse (Mage = 10.88, SD = 2.90) and one of their parents participated in a study aimed at better understanding the contribution of desire for revenge to distress symptoms and post-traumatic growth (PTG) through the mediation of self-concept. In addition, two moderation mediation models examined the possibility that survivors' perceptions of injustice would moderate the relationship between the desire for revenge and self-concept, which, in turn, would predict their distress symptoms or PTG. The mediation model results indicated that survivors' global self-concept fully mediated the association between survivors' desire for revenge and their distress symptoms. In addition, the moderation mediation analyses indicated that a high desire for revenge increased survivors' global self-concept, consequently decreasing distress symptoms in survivors with average or low perceived injustice. High levels of desire for revenge increased survivors' global self-concept, which, in turn, increased PTG in survivors with average or low perceived injustice. These results point to the mutual contribution of survivors' desire for revenge and perceived injustice to their wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07380151 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10560-025-01029-7 |
