Posting the story of your sexual assault online: a phenomenological study of the aftermath

Gundersen, Kristin K.; Zaleski, Kristen

doi:10.1080/14680777.2019.1706605

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“…Online community building for victim/survivors can contribute to the validation of the experience and recognition that the offender's actions were wrong (Clark, 2015). Gundersen and Zaleski (2020) found that self-identified sexual assault survivors who shared their experiences online "found relief, shared commonality, and advocacy-or even protection-from others when disclosing their narrative on social media, as well as in the responses they received" (p. 9). Digital discourse provides a platform to explicitly challenge survivor feelings of shame and self-blame through the support in the responses to the disclosure (Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020).…”

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“…Gundersen and Zaleski (2020) found that self-identified sexual assault survivors who shared their experiences online "found relief, shared commonality, and advocacy-or even protection-from others when disclosing their narrative on social media, as well as in the responses they received" (p. 9). Digital discourse provides a platform to explicitly challenge survivor feelings of shame and self-blame through the support in the responses to the disclosure (Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020). Ultimately, disclosing sexual assault narratives online may contribute to psychological wellness (Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Digital discourse provides a platform to explicitly challenge survivor feelings of shame and self-blame through the support in the responses to the disclosure (Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020). Ultimately, disclosing sexual assault narratives online may contribute to psychological wellness (Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020). These disclosures benefit the survivor and may help to create an opportunity for greater dialogue surrounding stigmatized issues both online and offline.…”

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Know Her Name: Open Dialogue on Social Media as a Form of Innovative Justice

Madden

Alt

2021

Social Media + Society

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Innovative justice focuses on crime victim needs, support, and healing outside of criminal justice systems. We use the recent public coming forward of Chanel Miller—the survivor in the Brock Turner case—to interrogate innovative justice for sexual assault survivors on social media. By qualitatively analyzing Miller’s Instagram account, we found that it was a platform for innovative justice by being a visual space to process emotions, modeling growth and healing, and offering validation and hope. We offer the concept of victim-centered public dialogue (VCPD), which allows for the public witnessing and possibility for personal disclosures in online spaces that contribute to a process of growth and healing for survivors.

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Know Her Name: Open Dialogue on Social Media as a Form of Innovative Justice

Madden

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2021

Social Media + Society

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“…The year of publication of the included studies ranged from 2012 (Moors & Webber, 2012;Webber & Wilmot, 2012) to 2020 (Dancig-Rosenberg & Peleg, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c; ONLINE DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL VICTIMISATION Gundersen & Zaleski, 2020;Lowenstein-Barkai, 2020;Masciantonio et al, 2020;Schneider & Carpenter, 2020). The year 2018 was the period with most publications on online disclosure of sexual victimisation (N = 7), followed by 2019 (N = 5).…”

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“…In four studies victims were interviewed (Barta, 2019;Dancig-Rosenberg & Peleg, 2020a, 2020b, 2020cGundersen & Zaleski, 2020;Loney-Howes, 2018), of which one study combined both a content analysis with interviews (Loney-Howes, 2018). Finally, two studies consisted of a survey (Dancig-Rosenberg & Peleg, 2020b;Masciantonio et al, 2020) and one study used a survey design and a focus group (Fileborn, 2017).…”

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Online disclosure of sexual victimisation: A systematic review

Gorissen¹,

Berg²,

Bijleveld³

et al. 2021

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We map the available scientific literature on how and why victims of sexual violence are using digital platforms in the aftermath of victimisation. Twenty-four empirical studies on sexual victimisation and online disclosure were identified by systematically searching Web of Science and PsycINFO, checking reference lists and consulting authors about relevant publications. The literature on online disclosure of sexual victimisation does not yield a coherent picture. International literature pays limited attention to the various components of online disclosure like the characteristics of victims who disclosure online and the characteristics of the disclosure messages. Most studies focused on motivations for and reactions to online disclosure. Victims of sexual violence disclose sexual victimisation online to seek support, for clarification and validation, unburdening, documenting, seeking justice, informing others or commercial goals (individual-oriented disclosure) and to provide support, educate and as a form of activism (other-oriented disclosure). Responses to online disclosure are predominantly positive, containing advocacy and support. Negative responses are rare. This review provides a comprehensive overview of multidisciplinary empirical information and displays knowledge gaps in victimological research. Future research should use a robust quantitative and/or qualitative design with a substantial sample size, comparing victims who do disclose their sexual victimisation online with victims who do not, and compare disclosure on different online platforms to increase generalisability of the results. Potential for online informal support is identified, in which online disclosure can serve as a relatively safe alternative to offline disclosure. This offers important points of intervention for assistance and victim support by social workers in facilitating the use of the internet for support for victims of sexual violence.

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Social Media Engagement Anxiety: Triggers in News Agenda

Nigmatullina

Rodossky

2022

Social Computing and Social Media: Design, User Experience and Impact

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Posting the story of your sexual assault online: a phenomenological study of the aftermath

Cited by 26 publications

References 14 publications

Know Her Name: Open Dialogue on Social Media as a Form of Innovative Justice

Know Her Name: Open Dialogue on Social Media as a Form of Innovative Justice

Online disclosure of sexual victimisation: A systematic review

Social Media Engagement Anxiety: Triggers in News Agenda

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