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Revenge Porn and Mental Health: A Qualitative Analysis of the Mental Health Effects of Revenge Porn on Female Survivors
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This study examines the emotional and mental health effects revenge porn has on female survivors. To date, no other academic studies have exclusively focused on mental health effects in revenge porn cases. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted between February 2014 and January 2015 with 18 female revenge porn survivors, and inductive analysis revealed participants’ experiences of trust issues, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and several other mental health effects. These findings reveal the seriousness of revenge porn, the devastating impacts it has on survivors’ mental health, and similarities between revenge porn and sexual assault.
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“The mental health impact of revenge porn is severe and well-documented.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bates, S.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Bates, Samantha
- Venue
- Feminist Criminology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-24
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 22-42
- ISSN
- 1557-0851 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-086X
- OpenAlex
- W2474134308
- Cited by
- 414
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 51 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 56.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Feminist Criminology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Keywords
- revenge porn, mental health, women survivors, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, trust issues, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, online sexual harassment
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