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BEYOND THE SCAR: EXPLORING THE COMPLEX EFFECTS OF CSA ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION

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  • Riya Debnath,
  • Dr. Papia Mukherjee
Riya Debnath
Student, B.Sc. (H) in Psychology, Swami Vivekananda University
Dr. Papia Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Swami Vivekananda University

Published 2025-12-23

Keywords

  • Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA),
  • personality development,
  • interpersonal relationships,
  • sexual orientation

How to Cite

Debnath, Riya, and Dr. Papia Mukherjee. “BEYOND THE SCAR: EXPLORING THE COMPLEX EFFECTS OF CSA ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION”. Swami Vivekananda University Press, Dec. 2025, pp. 124-35, https://swamivivekanandauniversitypress.com/index.php/svup/article/view/373.

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Abstract

Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a detrimental exploitation of children. In other words, CSA is the engagement of a child in
sexual activities that they unable to comprehend properly or consent to due to developmental immaturity or legal incapacity
(WHO). This violation of a child’s rights and well-being can take various forms, including physical and non-physical acts. Specifically, CSA encompasses contact acts, which involve direct physical contact, and non-physical contact acts, which include exposure to pornography, exhibitionism, sexual communication through phone or online and voyeurism. (Darkness2Light, cited in Dove & Miller, 2007). The purpose of this review study is to delve deeper into the plethora of long-term affects CSA has on an individual’s life, including but not limited to, personality development, interpersonal relationships, sexual orientation.

DOI - https://doi.org/10.65525/SVUP.9788199651555.2026.124-135

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