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  • Prevalence of and attitudes towards technology-facilitated sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Publication . Huiskes, Pamela; Caridade, Sónia
    Despite the emerging body of literature concerning Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) experienced by adults, it still is an underexplored topic. This study aimed to explore the scarce, but emerging literature, and to approach this phenomenon in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key findings from the literature review (article 1), is that there seems to be inconsistency whether there are significant differences between the prevalence of male and female victimization of TFSV. Previous studies showed, however, significant differences in types of TFSV victimization experienced by men and women. The available empirical data regarding adult victimization is difficult to compare because terminology, definitions and measures being used to define TFSV remain inconsistent. To fill the gap within empirical research on online sexual victimization experienced by adults, a literature review has been carried out, followed by an empirical study on the prevalence of, and attitudes towards TFSV during the COVID-19 pandemic. To create some degree of standardization within this field of study, the TFSV Victimization Scale developed by Powell & Henry (2016) has been used to explore the topic in the theoretical framework (article 1). After this, the victimization scale has also been applied to a sample of 289 adults aged between 18 and 56 years old in the empirical study (article 2). In this sample, women were significantly more likely than men to report several forms of sexual harassment victimization. Non-heterosexual respondents were significantly more likely than heterosexual respondents to report 11 behaviors from the 21-item scale, spread over all four dimensions of TFSV. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many types of violence against women and the LGBT+ community have intensified, and TFSV seems to be no exception. With almost half of the participants reporting that they ignored the behavior as a response to TFSV victimization, future research could focus on motives behind the underreporting of this type of violence. Additionally, more research should be conducted on sexuality- and gender-diverse persons, to better assess the scope and nature of TFSV experiences within this group.
    2021-09-28Dissertação de mestrado Acesso aberto Ver mais