FSA Research

Family Scapegoat Research Rebecca C Mandeville

First Peer-Reviewed Quantitative Research Study to be Published on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)

by Rebecca C. Mandeville, MA
November 23, 2024November 29, 2024

The first peer-reviewed quantitative research study on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) will soon be published – Rebecca C Mandeville will be named as co-author / affiliate on this publication. The study was based on her original research tools that she developed when conducting qualitative studies over the past 15-plus years on the family systems phenomenon she named ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA).

This FSA study conducted by co-author, Research Fellow Dr. Kartheek Balapala (MD/Psych), is a research project on medical students in the copperbelt University of Zambia and will be published by 2025.

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Study on Childhood Verbal Abuse

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
October 7, 2023May 24, 2024

I’ve noticed within the Mental Health field that the scapegoating of a child or adult child is frequently referred to as a form of ‘verbal abuse’, which I find concerning and somewhat misleading, given that FSA is driven by psycho-emotional, systemic processes in dysfunctional or narcissistic family systems, hence it can be covert, insidious and subtle…

Key Findings From My Recent FSA Survey (2023)

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
September 3, 2023May 24, 2024
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As some of you participated in my first FSA Resesarch Survey of 2023, I am sharing a short video that focuses on a few key findings resulting from this survey.

Take the NEW FSA Survey (2023)

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
July 15, 2023May 24, 2024
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New Scapegoat Survey: I’m excited to announce that I am now conducting research for my next book. You are invited to take this anonymous survey.

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3 Bizarre Realities Adult Survivors of Family Scapegoating Abuse Experience

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
October 21, 2022May 24, 2024
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I’ve started a new video series in which I describe the truly bizarre realities that adult survivors of family scapegoating abuse (FSA) experience, as revealed in my FSA research and clinical practice. Have any of these things happened to you or someone you know?