Ett sätt att fara illa - En tolkande fenomenologisk studie om självskadande sexuella beteenden hos kvinnor i DBT-behandling
(2018) PSPR14 20172Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to explore how women in dialectical behavior therapy understand their experiences of engaging in self-harming sexual behavior. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three participants, who stated that they had engaged in sexual self-harm. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the material and six main themes were identified. The study illustrates how performing sexual acts can become a way of hurting oneself. Intensive longing for closeness and validation, as well as feelings of low self-worth were described. Taken together, these were elements that seemed to cause high levels of vulnerability. The accounts portrayed a feeling of inevitability of negative consequences... (More)
- The purpose of this study was to explore how women in dialectical behavior therapy understand their experiences of engaging in self-harming sexual behavior. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three participants, who stated that they had engaged in sexual self-harm. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the material and six main themes were identified. The study illustrates how performing sexual acts can become a way of hurting oneself. Intensive longing for closeness and validation, as well as feelings of low self-worth were described. Taken together, these were elements that seemed to cause high levels of vulnerability. The accounts portrayed a feeling of inevitability of negative consequences associated with engaging in sexual self-harm and was contrasted by a strong hope for an alternative ending that was different from the consequences they always experienced. The informants spoke about fear of separation, which led to attempts, sometimes expressed in self-harming sexual behaviors, to control the separation that was anticipated. The stories contained a complex interplay of variables whereby participants described feeling a responsibility to accept all sexual behaviors, even those that were unwanted, painful and disgusting, if they initiated contact with men. Compared to other self-harming behaviors, sexual self-harm seemed easier to disguise as a healthier behavior, despite the severe suffering it caused. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur kvinnor i dialektisk beteendeterapi begripliggör upplevelsen att använda självskadande sexuella beteenden. Semistrukturerade djupintervjuer genomfördes med tre kvinnliga deltagare som uppgav att de ägnat sig åt självskadande sexuella beteenden. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med tolkande fenomenologisk analys (IPA) och sex huvudteman identifierades. Studiens resultat skildrar hur att utföra sexuella handlingar för informanterna blivit ett sätt att självskada. Beteendet framträdde i berättelserna som mångfacetterat och som att det fyllde flertalet komplexa funktioner. Det tycktes ha haft sin början i vad som kan förstås som interpersonella trauman. En intensiv närhets- och bekräftelselängtan beskrevs,... (More)
- Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur kvinnor i dialektisk beteendeterapi begripliggör upplevelsen att använda självskadande sexuella beteenden. Semistrukturerade djupintervjuer genomfördes med tre kvinnliga deltagare som uppgav att de ägnat sig åt självskadande sexuella beteenden. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med tolkande fenomenologisk analys (IPA) och sex huvudteman identifierades. Studiens resultat skildrar hur att utföra sexuella handlingar för informanterna blivit ett sätt att självskada. Beteendet framträdde i berättelserna som mångfacetterat och som att det fyllde flertalet komplexa funktioner. Det tycktes ha haft sin början i vad som kan förstås som interpersonella trauman. En intensiv närhets- och bekräftelselängtan beskrevs, samt upplevelsen av ett lågt egenvärde, vilket sammantaget orsakade en stor utsatthet. I redogörelserna formulerades en känsla av oundviklighet och i kontrast till den, även ett starkt hopp om ett annat slut, till skillnad från tidigare negativa upplevelser. Informanterna talade om en separationsrädsla vilken ledde till försök, ibland yttrade i sexuell självskada, att kontrollera eller förekomma separationen. Berättelserna genomsyrades av en komplex dubbelhet uttryckt som känslan av att både utsätta sig själv och att bli utsatt. Avslutningsvis framträdde sexuell självskada, jämfört med andra självskadebeteenden, som lättare att förklä som ett mer sunt beteende, trots det stora lidande den förorsakade. Informanterna upplevde sig, via större medvetenhet om hur beteendet påverkat dem, vara på väg mot en förändring. (Less)
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- author
- Friberg, Annica LU and Grotjohann, Channa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- 'This also causes scars’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of sexual self-harm
- course
- PSPR14 20172
- year
- 2018
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- sexuell självskada, självskadande sexuella beteenden, självskadebeteende, kvinnor, dialektisk beteendeterapi, DBT, tolkande fenomenologisk analys, sexual self-harm, selfharming sexual behaviours, women, dialectical behavior therapy, interpretative phenomenological analysis, IPA
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8933559
- date added to LUP
- 2018-01-24 14:32:06
- date last changed
- 2018-01-24 14:32:06
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abstract = {{The purpose of this study was to explore how women in dialectical behavior therapy understand their experiences of engaging in self-harming sexual behavior. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three participants, who stated that they had engaged in sexual self-harm. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the material and six main themes were identified. The study illustrates how performing sexual acts can become a way of hurting oneself. Intensive longing for closeness and validation, as well as feelings of low self-worth were described. Taken together, these were elements that seemed to cause high levels of vulnerability. The accounts portrayed a feeling of inevitability of negative consequences associated with engaging in sexual self-harm and was contrasted by a strong hope for an alternative ending that was different from the consequences they always experienced. The informants spoke about fear of separation, which led to attempts, sometimes expressed in self-harming sexual behaviors, to control the separation that was anticipated. The stories contained a complex interplay of variables whereby participants described feeling a responsibility to accept all sexual behaviors, even those that were unwanted, painful and disgusting, if they initiated contact with men. Compared to other self-harming behaviors, sexual self-harm seemed easier to disguise as a healthier behavior, despite the severe suffering it caused.}},
author = {{Friberg, Annica and Grotjohann, Channa}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Ett sätt att fara illa - En tolkande fenomenologisk studie om självskadande sexuella beteenden hos kvinnor i DBT-behandling}},
year = {{2018}},
}