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Situations of sexual violence in academia: an exploratory study describing the reasons for (non-) unveiling and (non-) denunciation, social reactions and spillovers

Abstract

Sexual violence on university campuses (SVUC) is a problem in the broader social context of violence against women (Comité permanent de la condition féminine, 2017). Sexual violence can have a significant impact on the people who experience it and these consequences can be influenced by the way in which friends, family, professionals and institutions respond when these situations are disclosed or reported (Campbell et al., 2009; Ullman, 2010). This research is part of a larger study intitled Enquête Sexualité, Sécurité et Interactions en Milieu Universitaire (ESSIMU) : Ce qu’en disent étudiant.es, enseignant.es et employé.es (Bergeron et al., 2016). Using an online survey distributed in six Quebec universities, ESSIMU collected accounts of SVUC situations from 2057 respondents including 332 respondents reporting 357 SVUC situations described as (not) disclosed or (not) reported, which were analyzed in the present qualitative research. This descriptive research seeks to explore the experiences of disclosure, reporting, nondisclosure and not reporting through a thematic analysis of the reasons for disclosing and reporting, social reactions, outcomes and reasons for not reporting or disclosing. The thematic analysis made it possible to describe the reasons for which the students, employees and teachers who experienced situations of SVUC disclose, report or do not. The situations analyzed show that when they disclose, it is mainly informally to members of their social network or to colleagues. There are also people who disclose or report to formal providers such as people in authority or university resources. Reactions received after disclosure or reporting are mostly positive reactions such as responses of emotional support, but negative reactions, including reactions that minimize or invalidate the person’s experience or feelings are also reported. The results are placed in relation with key concepts identified in the literature review, including reasons for (not) disclosing or (not) reporting and social reactions. Recommendations for research and intervention are given.

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