Behavioral Intentions of Bystanders to Image-Based Sexual Abuse: A Preliminary Focus Group Study with a University Student Sample.

IF 1.4 4区 心理学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES
Chelsea Mainwaring, Adrian J Scott, Fiona Gabbert
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Abstract

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) represents a form of technology-facilitated sexual abuse that encompasses the taking, creating, and/or sharing (including threats to share) of nude or sexual images without consent. Unlike physical sexual violence contexts, little is known regarding if and how bystanders intervene in IBSA contexts. The current preliminary study aimed to address this gap in the literature. Specifically, seven focus groups with a sample of 35 university students (31 females, 4 males) were conducted to explore how they think they would behave (i.e., their behavioral intentions) if they were bystanders to three different IBSA scenarios: non-consensual taking, non-consensual sharing, and threatening to share nude or sexual images. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis and the following themes were identified: perpetrator-centered action, victim-centered action, justice-centered action, and intervention as a well-informed and controlled process. Participants discussed how they would intervene by approaching the perpetrator, either in a confrontational or non-confrontational way, or approach the victim to inform them of what was happening, provide advice, or to support them. They also discussed involving the police. However, some group members were against these forms of intervention, particularly approaching the perpetrator and involving the police. Finally, many participants indicated that their actions need to be well-informed. These findings highlight a wide range of bystander actions in IBSA contexts that have implications for the development of policies, educational materials, and measures of bystander intervention behavior in future research.

旁观者对基于图像的性侵犯的行为意向:大学生样本的初步焦点小组研究。
基于图像的性虐待(IBSA)代表了一种技术促进的性虐待形式,包括未经同意的拍摄,创建和/或共享(包括威胁共享)裸体或性图像。与身体性暴力背景不同,人们对旁观者是否以及如何干预IBSA背景知之甚少。目前的初步研究旨在解决文献中的这一空白。具体来说,研究人员对35名大学生(31名女性,4名男性)进行了七个焦点小组的调查,以探讨如果他们是三种不同的IBSA场景的旁观者:非自愿拍摄、非自愿分享和威胁分享裸体或性图片,他们会如何表现(即他们的行为意图)。使用专题分析对笔录进行分析,确定了以下主题:以肇事者为中心的行动、以受害者为中心的行动、以正义为中心的行动以及作为知情和受控过程的干预。参与者讨论了他们如何通过接近加害者来进行干预,以对抗或非对抗的方式,或者接近受害者,告诉他们发生了什么,提供建议,或支持他们。他们还讨论了让警察介入的问题。然而,一些小组成员反对这些形式的干预,特别是接近肇事者和让警察介入。最后,许多与会者表示,他们的行动需要充分了解情况。这些发现强调了IBSA背景下广泛的旁观者行为,这对未来研究中旁观者干预行为的政策、教育材料和措施的制定具有重要意义。
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CiteScore
3.20
自引率
10.50%
发文量
38
期刊介绍: The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is interdisciplinary and provides an essential interface for researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners. The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse field, greater dissemination of information and research, a higher priority for this international epidemic, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs. Divided into sections to provide clear information, the journal covers research issues, clinical issues, legal issues, prevention programs, case studies, and brief reports, focusing on three subject groups - child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse or incest, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse or incest, and sexual abuse or incest offenders.
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