Prevalence and Motivations for Technology-facilitated Gender- and Sexuality-based Violence Among Adults

A Mixed-methods Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11998537
AutoresJone Martínez‐bacaicoa (0000-0002-5614-7998, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, autor correspondente), Mariana Alonso-Fernández (0000-0003-2991-9224, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Sebastian Wach (0000-0003-2787-6646, University of Potsdam), Manuel Gámez‐guadix (0000-0002-1575-1662, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Ano2023
Volume89
Fascículo11-12
Páginas670-684
Data de publicação2023-08-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSex Roles (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0360-0025 • E-ISSN: 1573-2762
EditoraSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11199-023-01412-7
OpenAlexW4385659166
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas69

Technology-facilitated gender- and sexuality-based violence (TFGSV) refers to the set of behaviors through which technology is used to harm people because of their sexual or gender identities. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of the perpetration of different forms of TFGSV among adults, to analyze possible gender and age differences, and to explore the motivations behind these aggressive acts. A mixed-methods approach was employed to integrate quantitative data ( N = 2,316, 69% women; M age = 27.22, SD age = 10.169) with qualitative open-ended data ( n = 239, 61.5% women; M age = 26.3, SD age = 8.38) to gain a more in-depth understanding of TFGSV perpetration and its motivations. The results that TFGSV is a prevalent issue among all age groups and 25.6% of the participants had perpetrated some form of it. In addition, although men are the main perpetrators, women and non-binary people may also be involved in TFGSV perpetration. The main motivations behind TFGSV perpetration included expressing ideological disagreement, rejecting someone, self-defense or defending others, managing unpleasant emotions, socializing, and a lack of reflection or awareness. Another motivation for sharing TFGSV content was to increase awareness of this type of aggression by making it visible to others. These results suggests that prevention programs should target all age groups and consider all the motivations behind the perpetration of TFGSV

Aggression · Developmental psychology · Harm · Human sexuality · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Social Psychology