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Digital harassment and abuse: Experiences of sexuality and gender minority adults
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Digital harassment and abuse refers to a range of harmful, interpersonal behaviours experienced via the internet, as well as via mobile phone and other electronic communication devices. Whereas much existing research has focused on the experiences of children and young people (including foremost ‘cyberbullying’), there have been few international studies on adult experiences of digital harassment and abuse. As such, little is currently known about the extent, nature and impacts of digital harassment and abuse on adult victims. In particular, there exists a significant gap in current research into sexual, sexuality and gender based digital harassment and abuse. This article draws on findings from a larger research project in which we surveyed 2956 Australian adults and 2842 British adults (aged 18 to 54) about their experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV). The data presented here focus on the experiences of sexuality diverse adults ( n = 282) who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or heterosexual, as well as gender diverse adults ( n = 90), including women, men and transgender individuals. Results suggest that transgender individuals experience higher rates of digital harassment and abuse overall, and higher rates of sexual, sexuality and gender based harassment and abuse, as compared with heterosexual cisgender individuals. Implications of the findings are discussed with respect to policy, prevention, and future research.
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“many TGD individuals have experienced cyberbullying due to a lack of societal acceptance of their gender minority status [2,3].”
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“the vast majority of current research into cyberbullying is limited to predominantly adolescent populations [2,3]”
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“Specifically, cyberbullying arising from gender-based discrimination is an external stressor, leading to vigilance and self-protective behavior, such as avoiding social media, and ultimately the potential internalization of these stressors as internalized transphobia and negative self-perception [2,30].”
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“This also seemed to be internalized as negative emotions and self-perception in this sample, with frequent reports of avoidance of social media in response to cyberbullying and the internalization of shame and self-hatred expressed in several responses [2,30].”
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“Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals are significantly more likely to experience cyberbullying.”
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“Consistent with Powell et al. [2], TGD cyberbullying victimization was primarily identity-focused, including gender identity and other intersectional minority identities such as sexuality.”
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“TGD individuals are often included under a broad category of LGBTQIA+, and the vast majority of current research into cyberbullying is limited to predominantly adolescent populations [2,3]”
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“However, little is presently known about the lived cyberbullying experiences of TGD adults despite the prevalence of cyberbullying experienced by the TGD community.”
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“Consistent with previous findings that TGD individuals have a higher lifetime prevalence of online sexual harassment than their cisgender peers [2], participants commonly reported experiences of technology-facilitated violence featuring explicit sexual content or threats of sexual harm.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Powell, A., Scott, A. J., & Henry, N.
- Affiliations
- RMIT University (AU)
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Powell, Anastasia
- Venue
- European Journal of Criminology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-07-30
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 199-223
- ISSN
- 1477-3708 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-2609
- OpenAlex
- W2885907435
- Cited by
- 217
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 40 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5
- FWCI
- 17.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ro.ecu.edu.au
- Locations
- European Journal of Criminology (publishedVersion)
- Goldsmiths (University of London) (acceptedVersion)
- Australasian Journal of Paramedicine (submittedVersion)
- RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Australian Research Council (DP130103094)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Keywords
- online harassment, online abuse, technology-facilitated sexual violence, gender-diverse adults, transgender people, cyberbullying, adult victims
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