Henry Nicola, Gavey Nicola, Johnson Kelly
Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
School of Psychology, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau, Auckland, New Zealand.
Violence Against Women. 2023 May;29(6-7):1206-1226. doi: 10.1177/10778012221114918. Epub 2022 Aug 22.
Scholars and practitioners increasingly acknowledge the ways that abusive partners create, distribute, or threaten to distribute intimate images without consent, yet little empirical research has comprehensively explored image-based sexual abuse within intimate partner contexts. This article responds to this gap and reports on the findings of a study involving interviews with 29 women and one gender-diverse person who experienced image-based sexual abuse as part of a pattern of "coercive control." The authors argue that abusive partners use intimate imagery as a means of exerting power and control, and as a tactic of intimidation, entrapment, and degradation. They note that law, policy, and practice responses should recognize the gendered nature of image-based sexual abuse and its growing use as a means of coercive control.
学者和从业者越来越多地认识到，虐待伴侣未经同意就创建、传播或威胁要传播亲密图像的方式，但很少有实证研究全面探讨亲密伴侣关系中的基于图像的性虐待。本文回应了这一空白，并报告了一项研究的结果，该研究涉及对29名女性和一名经历过基于图像的性虐待的性别多元化者进行访谈，这种性虐待是“强制性控制”模式的一部分。作者认为，虐待伴侣将亲密图像用作施加权力和控制的手段，以及恐吓、诱捕和贬低的策略。他们指出，法律、政策和实践应对措施应认识到基于图像的性虐待的性别性质及其越来越多地被用作强制性控制的手段。
