ReviewTrauma, violence & abuse2020
Big Boys Don't Cry: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Male Sexual Victimization.
Review in Trauma, violence & abuse, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Barriers and Facilitators for Sexual Trauma Disclosure in Boys and Men: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Changing Cognitive Risk Factors for Sexual Aggression: Risky Sexual Scripts, Low Sexual Self-Esteem, Perception of Pornography, and Acceptance of Sexual Coercion.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Trial
- Gender bias of the general public regarding sexual victimization: a study using case vignettes in Japan.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Survivor experiences of forensic and legal processes after sexual assault: an exploratory mixed-methods study of participants recruited through Middle Eastern support networks.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
- Adult Men's Sexual Assault Victimization and Condom Use Resistance: A Preliminary Investigation.Psychology of men & masculinity · 2026Article
- The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Development of Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment-Resistant Depression.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Review
- Seeking Support: The Voice of Young Men Who Have Experienced Sexual Harm During Their Life Course.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces.Globalization and health · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Alliance and In-Session Therapy Needs of Male Adult Sexual Assault Survivors: Perspectives of Survivors and Therapists.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- "But Some People Still Think That Men Cannot be Raped": A Qualitative Study on Portuguese Judges' Perceptions Regarding Rape Perpetrated by Women Against Adult Men.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- "You kind of blame it on the alcohol, but. . .": A discourse analysis of alcohol use and sexual consent among young men in Vancouver, Canada.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2025Article
- Childhood Sexual Abuse by Women of Boys Who Go On to Sexually Offend: Review and Critical Analysis.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Male Sexual Victimization by Women: Incidence Rates, Mental Health, and Conformity to Gender Norms in a Sample of British Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Nonconsensual Dissemination of Sexual Images Among Adolescents: Associations With Depression and Self-Esteem.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Intimate partner violence, HIV-risk behaviors, and HIV screening among heterosexually active persons at increased risk for infection.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Male Victims of Sexual Assault: A Review of the Literature.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Screening for and Disclosure of Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the PRICOV-19 Cross-Sectional Study in 33 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Grievance-fueled sexual violence.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Sexual Violence Victimization of U.S. Males: Negative Health Conditions Associated with Rape and Being Made to Penetrate.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Article
- Victimization of Applicants for International Protection Residing in Belgium: Sexual Violence and Help-Seeking Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sexual victimization is typically presented as a gender-based problem involving a female victim and a male offender. Science, policy, and society focus on female victims at the expense of male victims. Male sexual victimization is thus understudied compared with female sexual victimization. By performing a critical interpretive synthesis of research papers, policy documents, and gray literature (
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