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Technology-facilitated sexual violence : a literature review of empirical research Nicola Henry and Anastasia Powell

By: Henry, Nicola.
Contributor(s): Powell, Anastasia.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Trauma, Violence & Abuse.Publisher: Sage, 2018Subject(s): ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE | IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE | LITERATURE REVIEWS | ONLINE HARASSMENT | SEXUAL HARASSMENT | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | STALKING | SOCIAL MEDIA | TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE | VICTIMS OF CRIMES | YOUNG PEOPLE | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/1524838016650189 In: Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2018, 19(2): 195-208Summary: Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) refers to a range of behaviors where digital technologies are used to facilitate both virtual and face-to-face sexually based harms. Such behaviors include online sexual harassment, gender- and sexuality-based harassment, cyberstalking, image-based sexual exploitation, and the use of a carriage service to coerce a victim into an unwanted sexual act. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on these different dimensions, drawing on existing empirical studies. While there is a growing body of research into technology-facilitated harms perpetrated against children and adolescents, there is a dearth of qualitative and quantitative research on TFSV against adults. Moreover, few of the existing studies provide reliable data on the nature, scope, and impacts of TFSV. Preliminary studies, however, indicate that some harms, much like sexual violence more broadly, may be predominantly gender-, sexuality-, and age-based, with young women being overrepresented as victims in some categories. This review collects the empirical evidence to date regarding the prevalence and gender-based nature of TFSV against adults and discusses the implications for policy and programs, as well as suggestions for future research. (Authors' abstract). Record #5763
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Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2018, 19(2): 195-208

Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) refers to a range of behaviors where digital technologies are used to facilitate both virtual and face-to-face sexually based harms. Such behaviors include online sexual harassment, gender- and sexuality-based harassment, cyberstalking, image-based sexual exploitation, and the use of a carriage service to coerce a victim into an unwanted sexual act. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on these different dimensions, drawing on existing empirical studies. While there is a growing body of research into technology-facilitated harms perpetrated against children and adolescents, there is a dearth of qualitative and quantitative research on TFSV against adults. Moreover, few of the existing studies provide reliable data on the nature, scope, and impacts of TFSV. Preliminary studies, however, indicate that some harms, much like sexual violence more broadly, may be predominantly gender-, sexuality-, and age-based, with young women being overrepresented as victims in some categories. This review collects the empirical evidence to date regarding the prevalence and gender-based nature of TFSV against adults and discusses the implications for policy and programs, as well as suggestions for future research. (Authors' abstract). Record #5763