scholarly journals "Going It Alone": Following the Male Cohort of Survivors of Sex Trafficking of the Chai Dai Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarrett D Davis ◽  
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James Havey ◽  
Glenn Miles ◽  
Nhanh Channtha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Peer Violence ◽  
Male Cohort ◽  
Trusting Relationships

Over the past ten years, the Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project has followed 128 survivors of trafficking through their experiences in aftercare, reintegration, and beyond to better understand the recovery and reintegration of trafficking survivors within a Cambodian context. This paper focuses on the 19 males who were available to interview. Despite the project’s wealth of data and analysis, there are notable gaps regarding the male cohort. In response, this paper examines this cohort holistically, considering their statements and broader narratives, merging them with previous collective observations of the Butterfly Project. Throughout this paper, data indicates a pattern of violence among the male cohort. The paper finds high rates of both physical and emotional peer-to-peer violence during the male cohort’s time in residential care, as well as emotional violence from families following their community reintegration. Difficulties in work and school, frequent migration and housing instability are also prevalent. During aftercare, peer-to-peer violence is cited, with a majority describing a lack of trusting relationships. As respondents are reintegrated back into their communities, the majority report struggles with poverty and emotional violence from parents/carers. There is evidence of more positive peer relationships, fewer feelings of shame, and more trusting relationships. However, the majority still struggles with poverty, pressure to support their families, and poor emotional health. While peers are the primary source of violence experienced during aftercare, parents are most generally the source during the Reintegration and Life Beyond phases. Respondents describe deteriorating relationships with families/carers, increasing responsibility to be more independent, and continuing struggles to maintain their studies or employment.

scholarly journals "I Don't Want the Next Generation of Children to Be in Pain Like Me": The Chab Dai Ten-Year Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project on Sex Trafficking Survivors in Cambodia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn M Miles ◽  
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James Havey ◽  
Siobhan Miles ◽  
Eliza Piano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Initial Recovery ◽  
Trafficking Victims ◽  
The Individual

The Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project started in 2010 and is the only research project of its kind listening to sex trafficking victims over ten years. The project was started in Cambodia by Chab Dai (translated “Hands Together”), a coalition of Non-Government Organisations since 2006 who have focused on human trafficking. The project was founded with the express purpose of listening to the survivors’ voices and recording their experiences in order to better understand their physical, emotional and spiritual needs during their initial recovery in shelters and reintegration back into their communities. The team of researchers and the participants, all of whom willingly volunteered to tell their stories and remain anonymous, formed trusting relationships that allowed for the information provided for research to be rich and personal. This project used a mixed methodology of both qualitative and quantitative research methods over the course of the decade in order to gain a more holistic view of the survivors’ stories. The data obtained from the research was fed back to the NGOs who were supporting the participants and they have found it valuable to adapt and evolve their aftercare programs to more precisely be tailored to the individual needs of each victim. The results were also presented in technical documents to Government policy makers, UN agencies, academic institutes and other international NGOs. This special edition of Dignity is another attempt to get the information out to the global abolition movement. A primary challenge was to maintain contact with the survivors over such a long period but the fact that this was achieved in a complex environment shows that it can be done and is worth it for all involved.

Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers’ experiences

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Miller
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Transition To Motherhood ◽  
Transition To Fatherhood ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Made In

This chapter focuses on a qualitative longitudinal (QL) research project, Transition to Fatherhood, and later episodes of fathering and fatherhood experiences. It begins by exploring the research design of this study and considers the inherent gendered and other assumptions made in it, which mirrors an earlier research project on Transition to Motherhood. Following an examination of some of the methodological issues that arose during this qualitative longitudinal study, the chapter turns to reflect on the important question of what adding time into a qualitative study can do. It considers what happens when narratives collected in later interviews are incorporated into earlier analysis and findings as lives and fatherhood experiences change, as well as the benefits of researching individuals over time.

Childhood, Peer Relationships and Peer Violence

2004 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Christine Barter ◽  
Emma Renold ◽  
David Berridge ◽  
Pat Cawson
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Peer Violence

An International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Basto-Pereira ◽  
Inês Queiroz-Garcia ◽  
Laura Maciel ◽  
Isabel Leal ◽  
Maria Gouveia-Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
International Study ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Meta Analyses

This article presents an international study of pro/antisocial behavior in young adults (SOCIALDEVIANCE1820). This is an ongoing cross-continental longitudinal research project that includes data and researchers from multiple countries across five continents. It aims to explore the intercultural universality of the risk and protective factors associated with pro/antisocial behavior and psychosocial adjustment during early adulthood. Researchers from all countries involved have already translated their questionnaires, selected an appropriate team, and started the data collection process. It is expected that this intercontinental longitudinal research project will have a tremendous social and scientific impact; this study will allow researchers to overcome many limitations of previous meta-analyses, such as limiting the applicability of data to developed countries and the bias caused by combining different assessment methods. Challenges in implementing cross-national studies, and the importance of this type of study to global policies, are discussed.

Peer Relationships in Undergraduates With ADHD Symptomatology: Selection and Quality of Friendships

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1020-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara E. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Friendship Formation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adhd Symptomatology

Objective: This study investigated the relationships between ADHD symptomatology and friendship formation, social skills, and the quality of specific friendships in college students. Method: A total of 156 students, 75 of whom had high self-reported ADHD symptomatology, participated. Friends of 68 participants completed measures of friendship quality. Results: Students had more positive first impressions of and reported being friends with others whose ADHD symptom severity matched their own. Participants with high ADHD symptoms reported greater difficulty providing emotional support and managing interpersonal conflict than their low-symptom peers. Greater ADHD symptoms in participants and friends were related to reduced quality of specific relationships, but similarity of severity of symptomatology in the dyad benefited the relationship. Conclusion: These findings have implications for the kind of support offered to students with high ADHD symptomatology when they transition to college. Future longitudinal research examining relationships of varying levels of closeness should be conducted.

The integral role of relationships in experiences of complex trauma in sex trafficking survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-123
Author(s):  
Heather Evans
Keyword(s):  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Complex Trauma ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Individual

Purpose Human sex trafficking is a global rights violation prevalent nationally and globally. This study aims to contribute to the limited research conducted directly with survivors with the goal of building sustainable aftercare from their feedback. Design/methodology/approach For this qualitative, retrospective study, 15 adult female survivors completed open-ended interviews, took photos and participated in online focus groups to explore identity, sexuality, relationships and factors of community reintegration. Data analysis included multi-level conceptual and thematic coding. Findings Participants identified with all aspects of complex trauma and domains of post-traumatic growth. Participants highlighted relationship development as the primary source of healing and growth, emphasizing the value of peer-based support and survivor leadership. Research limitations/implications The findings affirm the need for ecological and relational perspectives in care of survivors and approaches using a trauma-informed, victim-centered lens. Findings affirm the value of understanding the nuances of complex trauma as well as celebrating the capacity for post-traumatic growth. Furthermore, while relationships are most significantly impacted from the trafficking experience, they are also considered the greatest instrument of healing, offering long-term commitment and belief in the individual. This research excluded males and international trafficking survivors. Participants were recruited through service organizations, and many participants are active in advocacy work, which may hinder generalizable data for all trafficking survivors. Finally, this study did not distinguish data between geographic location or range or length of time since exiting trafficking. Originality/value This study highlights the voices of survivors throughout research design and data findings. Their lived experiences provide key recommendations for interaction and intervention. Data include rich expression through photography.

Avoiding saying too much: The complexity of relationships between permanent parents and social workers

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cas O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Parenting Expectations ◽  
Over Time

Relationships between social workers and foster care, permanent care and adoptive parents are based on a combination ofknowledge, power, partnership and support, the ‘mix’ of which is likely to change over time. Different interpretations of what each side contributes to these relationships during assessment and post-placement contact, add to the complexity which parents and workers negotiate.In a longitudinal research project on support in permanent placements, avoiding saying too much was an important part of these relationships. ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ parenting, expectations, blame, physical punishment and not coping are just some of the issues which were not spoken about.This article explores the gap between the things which can be said and the things which are rarely said, and looks at how this gap affects relationships between fami lies and workers.

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