RT Article
T1 Perpetration of Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Extent, Nature and Correlates in a Multi-Country Sample
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 23/24
A1 Powell, Anastasia
A2 Scott, Adrian J.
A2 Flynn, Asher
A2 McCook, Sarah
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883772095
AB Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is a form of technology-facilitated abuse in which intimate (nude or sexual) images of a person are taken, distributed, or threats are made to distribute the images, without a person?s consent. It is an increasingly criminalized form of sexual abuse, and yet little is known about the perpetrators of these harms, including the extent, relational nature and correlates of perpetration. This article reports on the first multi-country survey study to comprehensively investigate IBSA perpetration. An online panel survey of the general community (aged 16?64 years) in the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and New Zealand (NZ) (n = 6109) found that self-reported IBSA perpetration was relatively common, with one in six (17.5%, n = 1070) respondents engaging in at least one form of IBSA. Logistic regression analyses identified nine characteristics that significantly increased the odds of having engaged in IBSA perpetration during their lifetime, namely: residing in the NZ as opposed to the UK or Australia, being male, having disability/assistance needs, holding attitudes that minimize the harms and excuse the perpetrators of IBSA, engaging in online dating behaviors, engaging in sexual self-image behaviors, and experiencing IBSA victimization (images taken, images distributed, and images threatened). Policy and prevention implications of the findings, as well as directions for future research are discussed.
K1 Abuse
K1 Criminology
K1 dating violence
K1 Internet
K1 Sexual Harassment
DO 10.1177/08862605211072266