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‘It’s Torture for the Soul’: The Harms of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

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McGlynn, Clare, Johnson, Kelly, Rackley, Erika, Henry, Nicola, Gavey, Nicola, Flynn, Asher, Powell, Anastasia·2021·Social & Legal Studies
DOI 10.1177/0964663920947791
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Beyond ‘scandals’ and the public testimonies of victim-survivors, surprisingly little is known about the nature and extent of the harms of ‘image-based sexual abuse’, a term that includes all non-consensual taking and/or sharing of nude or sexual images. Accordingly, this article examines the findings from the first cross-national qualitative study on this issue, drawing on interviews with 75 victim-survivors of image-based sexual abuse in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. We adopt a feminist phenomenological approach that permits more nuanced and holistic understandings of victim-survivors’ experiences, moving beyond medicalised, trauma-based accounts of harm. Our analysis develops five interconnected accounts of the harms experienced, that we have termed social rupture, constancy, existential threat, isolation and constrained liberty. Our findings shed new light on the nature and significance of the harms of image-based sexual abuse that emphasises the need for more comprehensive and effective responses to these abuses.

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Authors
McGlynn, C., Johnson, K., Rackley, E., Henry, N., Gavey, N., Flynn, A., & Powell, A.
Affiliations
  • Durham University (GB)
  • University of Kent (GB)
  • RMIT University (AU)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
  • Monash University (AU)
Corresponding author
McGlynn, Clare
ORCID
Venue
Social & Legal Studies
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2020-08-19
Volume
30
Issue
4
Pages
541-562
ISSN
  • 0964-6639 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7390
DOI
10.1177/0964663920947791
OpenAlex
W3044344833
Cited by
214
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 39 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 1
FWCI
26.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
correction (2020-10-05)
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Locations
  • Social & Legal Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (publishedVersion)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • Monash University Research Portal (Monash University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
Australian research council (DP170101433)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
Keywords
image-based sexual abuse, social rupture, existential risk, isolation, feminist phenomenology, cross-national comparison

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