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

拟议中的研究将应用个人网络分析来调查幸存者向警方报告或不报告其性侵害的决定。这项研究将把Burt（2005）的“中介和关闭”模型进一步推广到基于性别的暴力研究领域——这种方法可以直观地绘制和统计测量整个个人网络（即焦点行动者周围的亲密朋友和家人）中的社会资本分布。通过利用这种方法，该研究试图说明个人网络（即亲密的朋友和家人）在指导或阻碍资源（如支持或信息）向幸存者提供方面的作用，以及这如何影响报告的决定。此外，它将探讨幸存者之间不同的报告决策，以及对个人网络影响的遵守和偏离。为此，该研究将采用一种先进的方法，将叙述性访谈与定量网络分析相结合，将幸存者相对于其网络的主观体验置于背景中。这种方法将提供对幸存者-网络相互作用的细致理解，而且至关重要的是，这是一个比较框架，从中可以检查交叉性和结果。此外，它将突出个人网络的特征，这些网络可以成功地支持幸存者决定是否报告，并识别那些可能伤害幸存者的网络。调查结果将为宣传或支助服务等外联方案提供信息，使其能够优先考虑在其网络中容易被孤立和边缘化的人，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及其报告决定的影响。

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.