A personal network analysis of sexual violence reporting: exploring the role of close friends and families on a survivor's decision to report, or not

性暴力报告的个人网络分析：探讨亲密朋友和家人对幸存者决定报告或不报告的作用

• 批准号: 2387347
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2387347
• 关键词: personal; network; analysis; sexual; violence

The proposed research will apply personal network analysis to investigate a survivor's decision to report, or not report, their sexual victimisation to the police. This research will further Burt's (2005) model of 'brokerage and closure' to the field of gender-based violence research - this approach visually maps and statistically measures social capital distributions throughout personal networks (i.e. close friends and families surrounding a focal actor). By utilising this approach, the research seeks to illustrate the role of personal networks (i.e. close friends and families) in directing, or stymying, resources (e.g. support or information) towards a survivor and how this affects the decision to report. Additionally, it will explore the divergent reporting decisions amongst survivors alongside adherence to, and deviations from, personal network influences. To do so, the study will apply an advanced methodological approach that combines narrative interviews with quantitative network analysis, to contextualise the subjective experiences of survivors relative to their networks. This approach will provide a nuanced understanding of survivor-network interactions and crucially, a comparative framework from which to examine intersectionalities and outcomes. Moreover, it will highlight the characteristics of personal networks that can successfully support survivors who are deciding if to report and also, identify those which may harm survivors. The findings will inform outreach programmes, such as advocacy or support services, enabling them to target those vulnerable to isolation and marginalisation within their networks as a priority whilst considering the impact of influential networks on the less isolated or marginalised. It should also benefit public education initiatives and interventions that emphasise micro-level social influences on a survivor's well-being and their decision to report.

这项拟议的研究将应用个人网络分析来调查幸存者是否决定向警方报告或不报告他们的性侵犯行为。这项研究将Burt(2005)的“经纪和关闭”模型进一步推广到基于性别的暴力研究领域--该方法直观地绘制并统计地测量了整个个人网络(即，围绕焦点参与者的亲密朋友和家人)的社会资本分布。通过使用这种方法，研究试图说明个人网络(即亲密的朋友和家人)在引导或阻碍资源(例如支持或信息)流向幸存者方面的作用，以及这如何影响报告的决定。此外，它还将探讨幸存者之间的不同报告决定，以及对个人网络影响的坚持和背离。为此，这项研究将采用一种先进的方法，将叙述性采访与定量网络分析相结合，将幸存者相对于他们的网络的主观经验联系起来。这一方法将提供对幸存者-网络互动的细致入微的理解，至关重要的是，将提供一个比较框架，从中审查交叉和结果。此外，它将突出个人网络的特点，这些网络可以成功地支持正在决定是否报告的幸存者，并找出可能伤害幸存者的人。调查结果将为宣传或支持服务等外联方案提供信息，使它们能够优先针对其网络中容易受到孤立和边缘化的人，同时考虑有影响力的网络对不那么孤立或被边缘化的人的影响。它还应有利于公共教育倡议和干预措施，强调微观层面的社会影响对幸存者的福祉和他们报告的决定。