Assessing the Impact of Online Social Reactions to Disclosure of Sexual Victimization via #MeToo on PTSD Symptoms Accounting for In-Person Social Reactions to Disclosure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prachi H Bhuptani (0000-0003-4316-0947, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA, corresponding author), Gabriela López (0000-0001-8622-8935, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA), Levi Sofen (Department of Adult Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA), Lindsay M Orchowski (0000-0001-9048-3576, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 10778012251366229-10778012251366229 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778012251366229 |
| PMID | 40776780 |
| OpenAlex | W4413052436 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
Responses to sexual victimization disclosure play a significant role in recovery. In a sample of 138 survivors who disclosed their experience both online and in-person, the current study examined the association between online social reactions to the disclosure of sexual victimization and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while accounting for social reactions to in-person disclosure and sexual victimization severity. Multivariate regression analyses indicated receiving in-person responses involving unsupportive acknowledgment, as well as receipt of online social reactions to disclosure via #MeToo that made fun, insulted, or said something to hurt the survivor were associated with increased PTSD symptoms
Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Receipt · Self-disclosure · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |