Prevalence and Motivations for Technology-facilitated Gender- and Sexuality-based Violence Among Adults: A Mixed-methods Study.

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 adul...

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Published in:Sex Roles Vol. 89; no. 11/12; pp. 670 - 685
Main Authors: Martínez-Bacaicoa, Jone, Alonso-Fernández, Mariana, Wachs, Sebastian, Gámez-Guadix, Manuel
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Published: Springer Nature Dec2023
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          Martínez-Bacaicoa, Jone
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          https://ror.org/01cby8j38 Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
          https://ror.org/03bnmw459 Department of Educational Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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        Gender identity
        Violence
        Technology
        Human sexuality
        Gender
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        Gender-based violence
        Online violence
        Perpetrators of violence
        Sexual minority groups
        Sexual violence
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        Technology-facilitated violence
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        Virtual violence
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      ab: 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 = 27.22, SD = 10.169) with qualitative open-ended data (n = 239, 61.5% women; M= 26.3, SD = 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.
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