TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Sex-trafficked survivors: the relation between posttraumatic growth and quality of life
JO  - Journal of human trafficking
A1  - Perry, Cathy L.
A1  - Pecanha, Viviane de Castro
SP  - 271
EP  - 284
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
N2  - Sex-trafficking experiences and the psychological traumas generated often inspire profound, behavioral-life changes, which are explored in this quantitative study. Correlations between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and quality of life (QOL) were investigated with (N = 109) females, ages 18-62 years old and sex trafficked as youth or adults in the United States. Recruitment occurred using random and snowball sampling from sexual-assault agencies in the United States. The PTG and QOL inventories were used to collect data and a Pearson's r analysis was conducted to test the correlation between PTG and QOL. <br><br>RESULTS indicated a weak correlation r(.253) =.008, p <.01 between variables. Multiple regression analysis revealed Personal Strength (R2 =.067, p <.01, β = 0.259), Appreciation of Life (R2 =.067, p <.01, β = 0.258), and New Possibilities (R2 =.049, p <.05, β = 0.221) as the most significant PTG predictors of QOL. Pearson's r analysis of the QOL life domains indicated that Creativity, r(.256) =.007, p <.01, and Help r(.250) =.009, p <.01, were significant PTG outcomes. The study indicated a weak yet positive correlation between PTG and QOL.   Keywords: Human trafficking<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2332-2705
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2016.1224761
ID  - ref1
ER  -