Male Sexual Victimization: Examining Men’s Experiences of Rape and Sexual Assault

Weiss, Karen G.

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Male Sexual Victimization: Examining Men’s Experiences of Rape and Sexual Assault

Weiss, Karen G.·2010·Men and Masculinities

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This study examines men’s sexual victimization experiences in the United States using a nationally representative sample of victim narratives from the National Crime Victimization Survey. An analysis of men’s incidents reveals many similarities to women’s rapes and sexual assaults as well as some rather gendered differences, particularly in regard to offender sex, victims’ willingness to report to officials, and a few uniquely masculine ways in which some men frame their experiences. The study begins an important exploration of men’s descriptions of their sexual victimization experiences and responses and encourages future empirical and theoretical research of this understudied population of victims.

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These negative emotions seemed to be compounded by the fact that accepting their victimization meant embracing traits (i.e., weakness, submissiveness) that were outside of the prescribed masculinity ideology.
“These negative emotions seemed to be compounded by the fact that accepting their victimization meant embracing traits (i.e., weakness, submissiveness) that were outside of the prescribed mas culinity ideology (Javaid, 2015; Rock, 2002; Weiss, 2010).”
From “I Didn’t Feel I Was A Victim”: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Male-on-male Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse (2022) · cites this paper as Weiss, 2010
Significant underreporting, particularly among male survivors of CSA, continues to obscure the true scale of the issue.
“Despite these established prevalence rates, it is crucial to recognise that significant underreporting, particularly among male survivors of CSA, continues to obscure the true scale of the issue [22, 23].”
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Authors: Weiss, K. G.
Affiliations: West Virginia University (US)
Corresponding author: Weiss, Karen G.
ORCID: Weiss, Karen G.
Venue: Men and Masculinities
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2008-08-08
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Pages: 275-298
ISSN: 1097-184X (ISSN-L)
1552-6828
DOI: 10.1177/1097184x08322632
OpenAlex: W2108213466
Cited by: 247
References: 60
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 7.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Men and Masculinities (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
Keywords: male victims, sexual assault, rape, gender differences in victimization, reporting to authorities, victim narratives, masculinity, National Crime Victimization Survey

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