The present study conducted thematic analyses of tweets including# WhyIDidntReport (N=
500) to examine barriers to reporting sexual victimization. Barriers to reporting were …

Though sexual violence is prevalent, formal reporting to police remains uncommon. Social
media may provide a unique outlet for survivors of different forms of sexual violence, who …

Many survivors of sexual violence share their experiences with someone. As social media
becomes an increasingly common platform for disclosing and responding to sexual …

Although the physical and psychological consequences of sexual violence can be severe,
many victims do not report the violence to the police force. The current study examined the …

This study sought to characterize disclosures of sexual victimization using the Twitter
hashtag# NotOkay, which emerged before the 2016 presidential election. A random sample …

Objective: The present study sought to characterize social reactions to disclosures of sexual
violence that occurred online through the Twitter hashtag# NotOkay. Method: A sample of …

Recent social trends regarding sexual violence and gender have included elements of
“hashtag activism,” which involves using social media tools for cultural awareness and …

Social media and digital platforms are being used to disclose sexual and dating violence
experiences and to unite victims/survivors in social, educational, and advocacy efforts. While …

Despite numerous studies documenting widespread underreporting of sexual assault, there
remains an assumption among some individuals that people lie about being sexually …

Objective: Researchers rarely have an opportunity to study first-person narratives of sexual
assault perpetration. Because of a prompt anonymously posted to a popular online …