“Sometimes It Seems Easier to Push It Away”: A Study Into the Barriers to Help-Seeking for Victims of Sexual Violence
Experiencing sexual violence may have serious long-term consequences for victims. Seeking help may decrease the chances of developing long-term physical and psychosocial problems. Still not every victim seeks help, and especially with victimization of sexual violence, there may be several reasons as...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2023
|
| In: |
Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 11/12, Pages: 7530-7555 |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Keywords: |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000caa a22000002 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 1845803639 | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20230523002343.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 230522s2023 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1177/08862605221147064 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)1845803639 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KXP1845803639 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 084 | |a 2,1 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Pijlman, Valérie |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a “Sometimes It Seems Easier to Push It Away”: A Study Into the Barriers to Help-Seeking for Victims of Sexual Violence |
| 264 | 1 | |c 2023 | |
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a Experiencing sexual violence may have serious long-term consequences for victims. Seeking help may decrease the chances of developing long-term physical and psychosocial problems. Still not every victim seeks help, and especially with victimization of sexual violence, there may be several reasons as to why. The barriers to help-seeking are diverse and may depend on several contextual factors. This study, as part of a larger research project, aimed to determine the barriers that victims of sexual violence experience in their decision to seek help in a non-college setting. This mixed-methods study included an online survey (N = 133) and open-ended survey (N = 207) amongst victims of 18 years and older. The online survey data were analyzed using chi-square tests for independence and t-tests; the open-ended survey data were analyzed using a descriptive approach. The online survey data showed that minimization of the incident was higher for non-help-seekers, whilst distrust toward support providers and issues with the accessibility of help were higher for help-seekers. No further significant associations were found between the decision to seek help and the barriers to help-seeking. From the open-ended survey data, three categories of barriers were distinguished: (a) individual barriers, such as feelings of shame, (b) interpersonal barriers, such as the fear of negative social reactions and (c) sociocultural barriers, such as societal stereotypes regarding sexual violence. The findings suggest that victims experience various, but primarily individual, barriers to help-seeking and that these barriers do not strongly differ between help-seekers and non-help-seekers. This study highlights the importance of addressing barriers to help-seeking on an organizational and societal level to encourage help-seeking. | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a support seeking | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Sexual Assault | |
| 650 | 4 | |a reporting/disclosure | |
| 650 | 4 | |a adult victims | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Eichelsheim, Veroni |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Pemberton, Antony |d 1975- |e VerfasserIn |0 (DE-588)1168762383 |0 (DE-627)1032547634 |0 (DE-576)511727526 |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a de Waardt, Mijke |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i Enthalten in |t Journal of interpersonal violence |d London [u.a.] : Sage, 1986 |g 38(2023), 11/12, Seite 7530-7555 |h Online-Ressource |w (DE-627)324614721 |w (DE-600)2028900-5 |w (DE-576)276556305 |x 1552-6518 |7 nnns |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:38 |g year:2023 |g number:11/12 |g pages:7530-7555 |
| 856 | |u https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/697754458/pijlman-et-al-2023-sometimes-it-seems-easier-to-push-it-away-a-study-into-the-barriers-to-help-seeking-for-victims-of.pdf |x unpaywall |z Vermutlich kostenfreier Zugang |h repository [oa repository (via OAI-PMH doi match)] | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221147064 |x Resolving-System |z lizenzpflichtig |3 Volltext |
| 935 | |a mkri | ||
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| LOK | |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 | ||
| LOK | |0 001 4324321450 | ||
| LOK | |0 003 DE-627 | ||
| LOK | |0 004 1845803639 | ||
| LOK | |0 005 20230522043613 | ||
| LOK | |0 008 230522||||||||||||||||ger||||||| | ||
| LOK | |0 035 |a (DE-2619)KrimDok#2023-05-21#DFECDB98AFF0EF4610F22FE3D3E1DBB3E41DF30B | ||
| LOK | |0 040 |a DE-2619 |c DE-627 |d DE-2619 | ||
| LOK | |0 092 |o n | ||
| LOK | |0 852 |a DE-2619 | ||
| LOK | |0 852 1 |9 00 | ||
| LOK | |0 935 |a zota | ||
| OAS | |a 1 | ||
| ORI | |a SA-MARC-krimdoka001.raw | ||