The Mental Health Impacts of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence on Tunisian Women.
Using quantitative and qualitative research, this article advances an empirical examination of the pervasiveness and impact of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Tunisia. We identify that TFGBV can affect women of any demographic, including women without internet access, and all...
| Published in: | Violence Against Women Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 2494 - 2520 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2026
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