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November 28, 2025Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceOpen Access

Revictimisation via Informal Disclosure: Understanding How Family, Friend, and Partner Responses Can Harm Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence

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JBJade Bloomfield-Utting

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Overview

Thematic analysis reveals harmful family and friend responses to sexual violence disclosure among survivors, indicating risks of revictimisation.

Key Points

  • Victim-survivors reported feeling infantilised and blamed during informal disclosure, highlighting significant emotional harm.
  • Evidence from semi-structured interviews with 31 survivors shows that informal disclosures lead to harmful responses, increasing victimisation.
  • Thematic analysis demonstrates the need to understand informal disclosure responses and associated myths around sexual violence.
  • Findings suggest the importance of addressing discriminatory attitudes like racism in conversations around sexual violence and survivorship.

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Jade Bloomfield-Utting (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6928f11ba65b730b9ea7a2bchttps://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251391178
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