Male survivors' experience of sexual assault and support : a scoping review
Langdridge, Darren and Flowers, Paul and Carney, Dan (2023) Male survivors' experience of sexual assault and support : a scoping review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 70. 101838. ISSN 1873-6335 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2023.101838)
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Abstract
To develop future care pathways for adult male survivors of sexual assault relevant published studies must be appraised. Here we present a scoping review of the anglophone literature. Using a systematic search strategy, we addressed two main review aims: i) to describe studies about the experience of the sexual assault and ii) to describe studies about experiences of support. Studies were included if they comprised original, empirical, peer-reviewed academic research published in English between 1990 and 2023. 1453 items were screened for inclusion. 60 articles were eventually included: 45 on the experience of adult sexual assault and 15 articles on the experience of support. Included studies tended to be from the USA and UK and the majority used qualitative designs. Studies on experience of assault employ diverse definitions and are often limited to distinct contexts (intimate partner violence, military). Studies on experiences of support are distinctly limited but suggest major challenges to support seeking, particularly risks of secondary victimisation. The literature is relatively impoverished in relation to almost all aspects of men's experience of adult sexual assault. Currently there is insufficient knowledge to inform the development of appropriate care pathways. Programmatic research is urgently needed in this area.
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Langdridge, Darren, Flowers, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6239-5616 and Carney, Dan;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85279 Dates: DateEvent1 May 2023Published4 April 2023Published Online24 March 2023AcceptedSubjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology
Medicine > Internal medicine > Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 25 Apr 2023 13:09 Last modified: 19 Dec 2024 01:32 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85279