We map the available scientific literature on how and why victims of sexual violence use digital platforms in the aftermath of victimization. Twenty-four empirical studies on sexual victimization and online disclosure were identified by systematically searching Web of Science and PsycINFO, checking reference lists, and consulting authors about relevant publications. The literature on online disclosure of sexual victimization does not yield a coherent picture. International literature pays limited attention to the various components of online disclosure like the characteristics of victims who disclosure online and the characteristics of the disclosure messages. Most studies focused on motivations for and reactions to online disclosure. Victims of sexual violence disclose sexual victimization online to seek support for clarification and validation, unburdening, documenting, seeking justice, informing others, or commercial goals (individual-oriented disclosure) and to provide support, educate, and as a form of activism (other-oriented disclosure). Responses to online disclosure are predominantly positive. Negative responses are rare. This review provides a comprehensive overview of multidisciplinary empirical information and displays knowledge gaps in victimological research. Future research should use robust quantitative and/or qualitative designs with substantial sample sizes, comparing victims who do disclose their sexual victimization online to victims who do not and comparing disclosure on different online platforms to increase generalizability. Potential for online support is identified, in which online disclosure can serve as a relatively safe alternative to off-line disclosure. This offers points of intervention for assistance and victim support in facilitating the use of the internet for support for victims of sexual violence.

我们绘制了关于性暴力受害者在受害后如何以及为何使用数字平台的可用科学文献。通过系统地搜索 Web of Science 和 PsycINFO、检查参考文献列表并咨询相关出版物的作者，确定了 24 项关于性受害和在线披露的实证研究。关于在线披露性受害的文献并没有形成连贯的画面。国际文献对在线披露的各个组成部分关注有限，例如在线披露的受害者特征和披露消息的特征。大多数研究都集中在网上披露的动机和反应上。性暴力受害者在网上披露性受害情况，以寻求澄清和验证的支持，减轻负担、记录、寻求正义、告知他人或实现商业目标（面向个人的披露）并提供支持、教育和作为一种行动主义形式（面向其他的披露）。对在线披露的反应主要是积极的。负面反应很少见。本综述全面概述了多学科实证信息，并展示了受害者学研究中的知识差距。未来的研究应该使用具有大量样本的稳健的定量和/或定性设计，比较确实在网上披露其性受害情况的受害者与没有披露的受害者，并比较不同在线平台上的披露以提高普遍性。确定了在线支持的潜力，其中在线披露可以作为离线披露的相对安全的替代方案。