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A Baylor study finds that college women who are sexual assault victims can find healing in religious groups where strong theological beliefs and social networking are encouraged. Baptist chaplains at Mars Hill Univeristy and the University of Virginia agree.
By Jeff Brumley
Theological beliefs and belonging to religious organizations can help college women overcome the emotional damage caused by sexual abuse, a recently published Baylor University study has found.
The authors of the study say involvement in faith communities can restore the trust women lose after becoming victims of sex crimes.
“It’s not just about attendance, but about being embedded in a religious social network and about that being a part of your identity,” researcher Jeffrey Tamburello, a doctoral candidate in sociology at Baylor, said in a university report about the study. “This might help to mitigate some of the negative effects of being victimized.”
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