A compassionate intervention for individuals with problematic sexual interests: Group and individual outcomes in the UK
Journal article
Authors | Jordan Clayton, Kerensa Hocken and Nicholas Blagden |
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Abstract | The present paper discusses one of the first free community-based therapeutic interventions (The Aurora Project) in the UK, for individuals who are distressed by their sexual thoughts and behaviour and/or concerned they are a potential risk to others. The clinical approach to working with this population takes a compassion-focused stance. This paper tracks progress pre-post intervention on various psychological wellbeing measures. Results indicated a statistically significant increase in self-esteem and social safeness, as well as a reduction in internalised shame. Reliable change index analyses indicated clinically significant group improvement in shame and self-esteem. Participants’ fears of compassion were unchanged as a group. Individual-level analyses of change are presented. Limitations of the study and implications for research and practice are then discussed. |
Keywords | The Aurora Project; Prevention;; Intervention; MAP; Compassion; Shame |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Abuse: An International Impact Journal |
Journal citation | Vol 3 (Issue 2), pp. 4-23 |
Publisher | Three Quay Publishing |
ISSN | 2633-8742 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.37576/abuse.2022.035 |
Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.37576/abuse.2022.035 |
Publication dates | Oct 2022 |
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Deposited | 24 May 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9yy28/a-compassionate-intervention-for-individuals-with-problematic-sexual-interests-group-and-individual-outcomes-in-the-uk
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