King's College London, UK.
University of Westminster, London.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2024 Oct;25(4):3299-3314. doi: 10.1177/15248380241246217. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
Sexual violence against men has been significantly overlooked, and under-researched, with minimal attention paid to the influence of culture and ethnicity on survivors' experiences of abuse. This rapid review examines prevalence, disclosure, help-seeking, and criminal justice experiences of Black and Asian male survivors in the United Kingdom. Eight empirical studies published since 2003 involving Black and Asian sexual violence survivors were included through comprehensive database searches, including gray literature and reference lists. Findings suggest prevalence data underestimate the true extent of victimization in ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom. Barriers to disclosure and help-seeking were associated with specific cultural factors unique to Black and Asian male experiences, as revealed by three qualitative studies. However, accessing and reporting to the criminal justice system remains largely unexplored for Black and Asian male survivors. Methodological limitations within existing studies emphasize the urgent need for substantial, high-quality research that addresses issues with inconsistent definitions, measurements, and lack of ethnic-specific approaches across prevalence, disclosure, help-seeking, and criminal justice experiences. Culturally informed professional training emerges as a critical requirement to sensitively address the unique challenges faced by ethnic minority male survivors. Additionally, targeted outreach initiatives hold the potential to engage minority male survivors more effectively. A collaborative, system-wide approach is vital to bring to the forefront the overlooked experiences of ethnic minority males, thereby promoting an environment of support, understanding, and recovery.
针对男性的性暴力行为一直被严重忽视和研究不足，很少关注文化和种族对幸存者遭受虐待经历的影响。本快速综述审查了英国黑人男性和亚裔男性幸存者的普遍性、披露、寻求帮助和刑事司法经历。通过全面的数据库搜索，包括灰色文献和参考文献列表，共纳入了自 2003 年以来发表的八项涉及黑人男性和亚裔性暴力幸存者的实证研究。研究结果表明，流行数据低估了英国少数族裔群体中实际受害程度。披露和寻求帮助的障碍与黑人男性和亚裔男性经历特有的特定文化因素有关，这在三项定性研究中得到了揭示。然而，对于黑人男性和亚裔男性幸存者来说，他们在刑事司法系统中的获取和报告途径仍然在很大程度上未被探索。现有研究中的方法学限制强调了迫切需要进行大量高质量的研究，以解决在普遍性、披露、寻求帮助和刑事司法经历方面存在的定义不一致、测量不准确以及缺乏种族特异性方法等问题。文化敏感的专业培训成为一个关键需求，可以敏感地应对少数族裔男性幸存者所面临的独特挑战。此外，有针对性的外展倡议有可能更有效地吸引少数族裔男性幸存者。协作的、全系统的方法对于凸显少数族裔男性被忽视的经历至关重要，从而营造一个支持、理解和康复的环境。
