The Review on the Correlation Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Relationship Satisfaction

Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse is a common phenomenon in today's world and can have a significant impact on an individual's mental health, such as PTSD or depression. Most of these effects last into adulthood, and relationship satisfaction is one of them, and can have a significant negative impact on an individual's life. The aim of this review was to explore the correlation between childhood sexual abuse and relationship satisfaction. The now substantial literature on CSA shows various views about its effects and relationship satisfaction is one of them. Relationship satisfaction typically measures the quality of a romantic relationship, and the survivors of CSA have difficulty and maintaining a mutually satisfying and close relationships in a relationship. And in order to analyze the reasons, this paper discusses the effect of childhood sexual abuse on the relationship satisfaction from three perspectives by research review and qualitative research. And in a result, the correlation between childhood sexual abuse and relationship satisfaction is negative.

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“…Humans are inherently social beings, with social connection, healthy attachments and touch fundamental to our survival and emotional well‐being (Dreisoerner et al., 2021; Harandi et al., 2017; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2016). Sexual trauma has been described as a violation of our intrinsic human connection, dramatically impacting a person's ability to feel safe in relationships (Barker et al., 2022; Yuan, 2022). Therefore, rebuilding trust and a sense of security with others appears vital in the aftermath of sexual abuse.…”