A Qualitative Analysis of the #MeToo Online Sphere
Bibliographic Data
MeToo ‘went viral’ in 2017 as a way for survivors of sexual victimisation to share their experience and raise awareness of sexual victimisation. How #MeToo impacted the wellbeing of individuals has yet to be examined qualitatively. The current study describes survivors' perceptions about the impacts of #MeToo. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 51 participants with histories of sexual victimisation who either disclosed ( n = 37 [20 in person, 17 online and in person]) or did not disclose ( n = 14); M age = 29.6 (SD = 7.92) years old, cisgender female (82.4%), non‐White (22.3%) and heterosexual (48.9%). Thematic analysis revealed both positive and negative perceived impacts of the #MeToo online sphere in accordance with the social‐ecological model. Results are categorised into the following groups: Individual level factors: (1) increased awareness of prevalence, and (2) lack of belonging; Interpersonal level factors: (3) facilitation of conversations, and (4) negative conversations about sexual victimisation; Community level factors: (5) increased feeling of community, connection and empowerment; and Policy level factors: (6) need for access to more tangible resources, and (7) backlash of #MeToo. No themes fell in the ‘Institutional level factors’ group of the SEM model. How #MeToo impacted the wellbeing of individuals at various levels (individual, interpersonal, community and policy level) is discussed
Developmental psychology · Empowerment · Environmental health · Feeling · Interpersonal communication · Poison control · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Victimisation · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
Applied Thematic Analysis
“I never told anyone until the #metoo movement”
Ecological systems theory.
To Tell or Not to Tell
Social Reactions to Rape Victims
Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects
Toward good practice in thematic analysis
Talking about sexual assault
Online Disclosure of Sexual Victimization
Women's self‐defense and sexual assault resistance
Posting the story of your sexual assault online
To Whom Do College Women Confide Following Sexual Assault? A Prospective Study of Predictors of Sexual Assault Disclosure and Social Reactions
Does Self-Defense Training Prevent Sexual Violence Against Women
Tweeting rape culture
Revising the SES
Sexual Assault Resistance Education’s Benefits for Survivors of Attempted and Completed Rape
Shifting the Rape Script
Disclosing Sexual Assault Within Social Networks
Using thematic analysis in psychology
MeToo and the Politics of Social Change
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