Objective: The present study sought to characterize social reactions to disclosures of sexual violence that occurred online through the Twitter hashtag #NotOkay. Method: A sample of 306 original content, English-language tweets containing the hashtag #NotOkay were collected via the NVivo software addition NCapture over a period of 5 nonconsecutive weekdays. Qualitative content analysis was conducted by a 3-person team. Results: Ullman’s (2000) Social Reactions Questionnaire served as a preliminary coding guide. Resulting themes included egocentric and distracting social reactions (which are commonly classified as negative responses), as well as a range of positive social reactions (providing emotional support, providing tangible or informational aid, and expressing validation and belief). Advocacy and taking responsibility for social change also emerged as positive responses within the online forum. It unclear whether tweets that distracted from survivors’ experience by commenting broadly on the prevalence of violence, or by placing responsibility on perpetrators, would be considered as helpful or hurtful by survivors. Conclusion: The resulting classification of online social reactions to disclosure of sexual victimization differs from existing classification systems of in-person social reactions to disclosure, suggesting that online forums may offer a unique context for disclosing violence and receiving support. Online forums may also provide an opportunity for support providers to engage in advocacy and voice a desire for social change, forms of social support that may not be provided in the context of an in-person disclosure. Future research may examine whether survivors who disclose on social media receive the support they desire.

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性暴力是#NotOkay：对Twitter上性侵害信息的社会反应。

目的：本研究旨在描述社会对通过Twitter标签#NotOkay在线发生的性暴力披露的反应。方法：在5个非连续的工作日内，通过NVivo软件添加NCapture收集了306个包含#NotOkay标签的原始内容的英语推文样本。定性内容分析由3人小组进行。结果：Ullman（2000）的社会反应问卷作为初步的编码指南。由此产生的主题包括以自我为中心和分散注意力的社会反应（通常被归类为负面反应），以及一系列积极的社会反应（提供情感支持，提供有形或信息性援助，以及表达确认和信念）。倡导和承担社会变革的责任也作为在线论坛中的积极回应而出现。尚不清楚是否通过广泛评论暴力行为的普遍性或对肇事者承担责任而分散了幸存者经验的推文是否会被幸存者视为有益或伤害。结论：对性受害披露的在线社会反应的分类结果与现有的对披露的面对面社会反应的分类系统不同，这表明在线论坛可能为披露暴力和获得支持提供了独特的背景。在线论坛也可能为支持提供者提供机会进行宣传，并表达对社会变革的渴望，这是在面对面公开的情况下可能无法提供的社会支持形式。