Online Gendered Violence Victimization Among Adults: Prevalence, Predictors and Psychological Outcomes

• Autores: Jone Martínez Bacaicoa, Nicola Henry, Estibaliz Mateos Pérez, Manuel Gámez Guadix
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 36, Nº. 3, 2024, págs. 247-256
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2023.315
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    Antecedentes: El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la prevalencia, las diferencias de edad y género, y el ajuste psicológico (ansiedad, depresión y autoestima) relacionado con la victimización las siguientes formas de violencia de género online (VGO): acoso sexual digital; violencia basada en la apariencia física; violencia basada en roles de género; y violencia antifeminista. Método: 2471 participantes (71,1 % mujeres) de 18 a 79 años (M = 27,28, DT = 10,08) completaron medidas de autoinforme. Resultados: El 82,6 % de los participantes había experimentado al menos una forma de VGO en los últimos 12 meses. La forma más frecuente de VGO fue el acoso sexual digital (66,7%), seguido de la violencia basada en la apariencia física (60,7%), la violencia antifeminista (60,7%) y la violencia basada en roles de género (25,4%). La VGO fue significativamente mayor entre las mujeres (88%) que entre los hombres (68,6%), así como en entre los adultos más jóvenes. Por último, la victimización se relacionó con un peor ajuste psicológico, especialmente entre participantes más jóvenes y mujeres. Conclusiones: La VGO es una problemática prevalente relacionada con un menor bienestar psicológico. Este estudio proporciona información relevante para el diseño de programas de prevención e intervención.

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    Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence, age and gender differences, and psychological outcomes (anxiety, depression and self-esteem) related to being a victim of different forms of online gendered violence (OGV), namely: digital sexual harassment; physical appearance-based violence; gender role-based violence; and antifeminism violence. Method: 2,471 respondents (71.1 % women) aged 18–79 years (M = 27.28, SD = 10.08) completed self-report measures. Results: The results showed that 82.6 % of respondents had experienced at least one form of OGV in the last 12 months. The most frequent form of OGV was digital sexual harassment (66.7%), followed by physical appearance-based violence (60.7%), anti-feminism violence (60.7%) and gender role-based violence (25.4%). OGV was significantly higher among women (88%) than men (68.6%), as well as among younger adults. Finally, the results showed that these forms of violence were associated with worse psychological outcomes, especially for younger respondents and for women. Conclusions: OGV is a common phenomenon that may be related to lower psychological well-being. This study provides relevant information that can shape the design of prevention and intervention programs for this form of digital violence.

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