Author Affiliation: Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of North Alabama.
J Forensic Nurs. 2024;20(1):E1-E7. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000465. Epub 2024 Jan 10.
Sexual violence is prevalent on college campuses, yet formal disclosure and open dialogue are often muffled. Social media has become a powerful platform for survivors and presents an opportunity for researchers to explore social discourse surrounding sexual violence on campuses. Healthcare providers must be knowledgeable of campus climate surrounding sexual violence to provide patient-centered, trauma-informed care and mitigate the detrimental, long-term effects experienced by survivors.
Twitter, a social media and networking platform, was used to explore online discourse regarding sexual violence among college students. A conventional qualitative content analysis was implemented using two coders to explore data before identifying themes.
The researchers identified 175 tweets that met the inclusion criteria. Three subthemes emerged: (a) lack of support, (b) powerlessness, and (c) victim blaming and shaming, which built the foundation for the overarching theme of rape culture.
Social media posts provide insight into survivor experiences and offer forensic nurses and healthcare providers the opportunity to discover information that survivors might not otherwise disclose. Forensic nurses should consider implementing innovative approaches to engage campus survivors and increase access to postassault care.
性暴力在大学校园里很普遍，但正式披露和公开对话往往被压制。社交媒体已成为幸存者的强大平台，并为研究人员提供了一个机会，以探索校园中性暴力的社会话语。医疗保健提供者必须了解校园性暴力环境，以便提供以患者为中心、创伤知情的护理，并减轻幸存者所经历的有害的长期影响。
Twitter 是一个社交媒体和网络平台，用于探索大学生中关于性暴力的在线话语。使用两名编目人员进行传统的定性内容分析，以探索数据，然后确定主题。
研究人员确定了 175 条符合纳入标准的推文。出现了三个副标题：（a）缺乏支持，（b）无能为力，以及（c）对受害者的指责和羞辱，这些构成了强奸文化这一总主题的基础。
社交媒体帖子提供了对幸存者经历的深入了解，并为法医护士和医疗保健提供者提供了机会，以发现幸存者可能不会透露的信息。法医护士应考虑实施创新方法，以接触校园幸存者并增加获得性侵后护理的机会。
