Male victims of sexual assault; 10 years' experience from a Danish Assault Center

Big Boys Don’t Cry: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Male Sexual Victimization

“… Machado, Hines, and Matos (2016) state that masculine gender socialization, social stigmatization, and strong endorsement of sociocultural values appear to be the main reasons why male victims do not seek help. This further increases their already high risk of developing PTSD ( Larsen & Hilden, 2016 ), generating even more negative consequences when they do not get the help they need. Overall, these differences in the possibility of being considered a sexual victim will lead many male victims to refrain from reporting their experience or seeking help.…”

“…The result is that “research, help and support for male victims is still more than 20 years behind that for female victims” ( Davies & Rogers, 2006 , p. 2). Yet those providing support need to be aware of and understand the specific needs of male victims if they are to improve both primary and secondary preventive measures in order to make male victims feel safe in coming forward ( Larsen & Hilden, 2016 ). There is therefore a pressing need to conduct research on male victims and induce changes within health-care systems.…”

“…Although the prevalence rates of sexual victimization show it is quite common for both men and women, care and treatment are primarily targeted at female victims. For instance, sexual assault referral/care centers are frequently steered by gynecologist and are often located in gynecological or maternity wards, which may create a barrier for men seeking help ( Hendriks, Vandenberghe, Peeters, Roelens, & Keygnaert, 2018 ; Larsen & Hilden, 2016 ). In addition, some hospitals are not prepared to collect evidence from male victims via intimate examination of their bodies ( Davies, 2002 ).…”

Breaking with Norms of Masculinity: Men Making Sense of Their Experience of Sexual Assault

“…The term sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, refers to a form of sexual violence that ranges from unwanted touching to rape. Prevalence rates for male sexual assault indicate that such violations occur to a significant extent (Davies 2002;Larsen and Hilden 2016;Tewksbury 2007). According to a national survey carried out by the National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women (NCK) in Sweden, 4% of adult males have experienced completed or attempted forced sexual intercourse during childhood and 1% during adulthood.…”

Cuidado integral a vítimas de violência sexual em serviço de referência de São Paulo: caracterização de usuários atendidos em até 72 horas após a agressão, adesão à profilaxia pós-exposição da infecção por HIV e retenção no cuidado

“…Ackard e Neumark-Sztainer, 2002), abuso de álcool/substâncias (Epstein et al, 1998;Strazza et al, 2000;Freeman et al, 2002;Du Mont et al, 2009;Ullman, 2016), dor pélvica crônica de origem psicogênica e outras somatizações (Schraiber et al, 2010;Larsen et al, 2016); baixo rendimento escolar e laboral (Johnson, 2004); ideação suicida (risco 3 vezes maior para adolescentes masculinos) Johnson, 2004;Masho e Anderson, 2009); comportamento sexual de risco para infecção por HIV, impulso sexual (Cunningham et al, 1994;Carballo-Dieguez e Dolezal, 1995;Dilorio et al, 2002;Salter et al, 2003;Arreola et al, 2005;Scanavino, 2009;Mimiaga et al, 2009), prostituição ( Zierler et al, 1991), disfunções sexuais e vulnerabilidade a revitimização (Campbell e Raja, 1999;Humphrey e White, 2000;Coid et al, 2001;Holmes e Slap, 1998;Ullman et al, 2016); baixa autoestima (Johnson, 2004), alteração do desenvolvimento psicoafetivo normal, do bem estar e da imagem corporal em crianças e adolescentes (Hanson, 2002;Ackard et al, 2007), conflitos quanto à orientação sexual, pedofilia, e, finalmente, incremento do risco da vítima tornar-se perpetrador de VS no futuro (mais frequentemente observada entre vítimas do sexo masculino) (Rentoul e Appleboom, 1997;Ratner et al, 2003;Jespersen et al, 2009).…”