Walker-Williams, Hayley J.Van Eeden, ChrizanneVan der Merwe, Karen2016-06-292016-06-292012Walker-Williams, H.J. et al. 2012. The prevalence of coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well–being in women who experienced childhood sexual abuse. Journal of psychology in Africa, 22(4):617-626. [http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpia20#.V3NnnaLNyxY]1433-02371815-5626 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17866http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14330237.2012.10820576DOI:10.1080/14330237.2012.10820576This study investigated the prevalence of coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being in adult South African women (n=60, mean age=32, ethnicity=70% European, 28% African and 2% Asian descent). Specifically, the study considered the prevalence of constructive coping, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being with a history of childhood sexual abuse. All participants self-reported being sexually abused before the age of 18 years. They completed measures of coping, posttraumatic growth, and psychological well-being, in a cross-sectional survey design. Results showed moderate to high correlations among scales indicating conceptual coherence as indicators of constructive coping, posttraumatic growth and psychological wellness. About 58% of participants manifested constructive coping, 60% manifested posttraumatic growth, and 42% manifested psychological well-being. These women survivors of childhood sexual abuse had higher levels of posttraumatic growth than reported in previous studiesenWomenchildhood sexual abuseconstructive coping behaviourposttraumatic growthpsychological well-beingpositive psychologyArticle