Servicemen’s Perceptions of Male Sexual Assault and Barriers to Reporting During Active Component and Reserve/National Guard Military Service

Despite growing recognition of the high rates of sexual violence experienced by men serving in the U.S. military, male victimization, specifically sexual assault in military (SAIM), is an understudied topic. We qualitatively describe servicemen’s awareness and perceptions of male SAIM, and their und...

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Authors: Sadler, Anne G. (Author) ; Cheney, Ann M. (Author) ; Mengeling, Michelle A. (Author) ; Booth, Brenda M. (Author) ; Torner, James C. (Author) ; Young, Lance Brendan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 7/8, Pages: NP3596-NP3623
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