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MSP Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MSP\/EHU Literature Review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hartill, M. & Green, L. (2023) S<\/a>exual violence against boys and men: A literature review<\/a>. The Male Survivors Partnership & Edge Hill University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last decade, particularly the last five years, has also seen an increase in research activity focused on sexual violence against boys and men. However, those supporting male survivors, and the communities of boys and men in need of support, do not always have access to research that may be of value to them. Therefore, this report provides an overview of research literature on sexual violence with a specific focus on sexual violence against boys and men. The report is focused on areas that may be most useful for victims and survivors and those that support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This review may also serve as a prompt for more focused work on specific areas, problems, and\/or questions. In compiling the review, empirical studies from within the last five years have been prioritised and findings from recent meta-reviews have been particularly useful. We also include relevant and important work from across the past three decades and try to set the problem of sexual violence against boys and men, and our attempts to understand and respond to it, in some historical context. Thus, the report is broad although we have been necessarily selective in the studies and findings we discuss. The five key areas covered by this review are: scale and dynamics, disclosure, effects, risk factors, and support and treatment<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviews and Meta-analyses<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Davies, M. & Rogers, P. (2006). \u2018Perceptions of Male Victims in Depicted Sexual Assaults: A Review of the Literature\u2019, Aggression and Violent Behavior<\/em>, 11, 367\u2013377.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fisher, N.L. & Pina, A. (2013). \u2018An Overview of the Literature on Female-Perpetrated Adult Male Sexual Victimization\u2019, Aggression and Violent Behavior<\/em>, 18(1), 54\u201361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Langdridge, D., Flowers, P. & Carney, D. (2023). Male survivors\u2019 experience of sexual assault and support: a scoping review. Aggression and Violent Behavior<\/em>, 70, article 101838. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.avb.2023.101838<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peterson, Z.D., Voller, E.K., Polusny, M.A. & Murdoch, M. (2011). Prevalence and consequences of adult sexual assault of men: Review of empirical findings and state of the literature. Clinical Psychology Review<\/em>, 31(1), 1-24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cpr.2010.08.006<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PettyJohn, M. E., Reid, T. A., Cary, K. M., Greer, K. M., Nason, J. A., Agundez, J. C., Graves, C., & McCauley, H. L. (2022). \u201cI don\u2019t know what the hell you\u2019d call it\u201d: A qualitative thematic synthesis of men\u2019s experiences with sexual violence in adulthood as contextualized by hegemonic masculinity. Psychology of Men & Masculinities<\/em>. Advance online publication. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/men0000410<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tewksbury, R. (2007). Effects of sexual assaults on men: Physical, mental and sexual consequences. International Journal of Men’s Health<\/em>, 6(1), 22\u201335. https:\/\/riselearningnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10.1.1.830.810.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turchik, J. A., & Edwards, K. M. (2012). Myths about male rape: A literature review. Psychology of Men & Masculinity<\/em>, 13(2), 211\u2013226. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0023207<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vearnals, S. & Campbell, T. (2001). Male victims of male sexual assault: A review of psychological consequences and treatment. Sexual and Relationship Therapy<\/em>, 16(1), 279-286. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14681990123228<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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