Constructing sexual victimization: A thematic analysis of reader responses to a literary female-on-male rape story on Goodreads

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dc.contributor.authorTselenti, Danai
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Joana
dc.contributor.institutionCICANT (FCT) - Centro de Investigação em Comunicação Aplicada, Cultura e Novas Tecnologias
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractΤhe aim of this study was to provide a detailed understanding of unprompted audience responses to a literary story of female-on-male rape on Goodreads. Thematic analysis of 429 reviews revealed 6 key themes and 12 sub-themes, which evolved around appraising the social function of the book, evaluating its literary features, assessing the depiction of female-on-male rape especially in terms of its perceived realism, as well as around a variety of explicitly emotional and cognitive responses. The aesthetic features of the story proved to be of particular importance for shaping reader engagement. Reflective elaborations on the female rapist were found to constitute a marginal response pattern. Findings identified the existence of an overarching cognitive schema that construes sexual victimization as feminized and is linked to a tripartite pattern of comprehending female on- male rape (female-focused, gender-inclusive, gender-neutral). The study highlights the persistence of gendered rape myths structured around an "ideal victim" - "ideal offender" paradigm, which however co-exist with alternative responses oriented towards de-gendering sexual victimization. These findings suggest the importance of addressing audience responses in future investigations of female sexual violence (hands-on and hands-off behaviors) and pursuing an interventional agenda of more inclusive conceptualizations of victimization.en
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationTselenti , D , Cardoso , D & Carvalho , J 2023 , ' Constructing sexual victimization: A thematic analysis of reader responses to a literary female-on-male rape story on Goodreads ' , Default journal .
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
dc.relation.ispartofDefault journal
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectCOMUNICAÇÃO
dc.subjectSEXUALIDADE
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA EDUCACIONAL
dc.subjectABUSO SEXUAL
dc.subjectABUSO EMOCIONAL
dc.subjectPREVENÇÃO DE ABUSOS
dc.subjectVITIMAÇÃO
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectSEXUAL ABUSE
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL ABUSE
dc.subjectPREVENTION OF ABUSE
dc.subjectVICTIMISATION
dc.titleConstructing sexual victimization: A thematic analysis of reader responses to a literary female-on-male rape story on Goodreadsen
dc.typearticle

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