Disclosure of Sexual Assault in Entertainment Media: Adolescent Girls' Sense-making of Supportive and Unsupportive Sexual Assault Disclosure Narratives

Rachel Riggs; Sydney E. Brammer; Mhonde R. Davidson

Disclosure of Sexual Assault in Entertainment Media: Adolescent Girls' Sense-making of Supportive and Unsupportive Sexual Assault Disclosure Narratives

Rachel Riggs, Sydney E. Brammer, Mhonde R. Davidson

School of Communication

Research output: Chapter or Contribution to Book › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

This chapter explores how exposure to sexual assault victimization narratives in popular media can influence adolescent girls’ ability to understand sexual assault and imagine whether they would share a similar story, should they be in the protagonists’ place. Using an experimental design, the authors examined whether viewing a sexual assault victimization narrative that was supportive or unsupportive, in comparison to a control, impacted teen girls’ self-efficacy for sharing such a story. Findings provide some evidence that watching such narratives can influence sensemaking, and that stories that are negatively framed may negatively impact adolescent girls’ self-efficacy in sharing such a story.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Teens, Sex, and Media Effects
Subtitle of host publication	Understanding Media's Influence on Adolescent Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Advocacy
Editors	Stacey J.T. Hust, Rebecca Ortiz, Jessica Fitts Willoughby
State	Published - 2024

Cite this

Riggs, R., Brammer, S. E., & Davidson, M. R. (2024). Disclosure of Sexual Assault in Entertainment Media: Adolescent Girls' Sense-making of Supportive and Unsupportive Sexual Assault Disclosure Narratives. In S. J. T. Hust, R. Ortiz, & J. F. Willoughby (Eds.), Teens, Sex, and Media Effects: Understanding Media's Influence on Adolescent Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Advocacy

Disclosure of Sexual Assault in Entertainment Media: Adolescent Girls' Sense-making of Supportive and Unsupportive Sexual Assault Disclosure Narratives. / Riggs, Rachel ; Brammer, Sydney E.; Davidson, Mhonde R.
Teens, Sex, and Media Effects: Understanding Media's Influence on Adolescent Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Advocacy . ed. / Stacey J.T. Hust; Rebecca Ortiz; Jessica Fitts Willoughby. 2024.

Research output: Chapter or Contribution to Book › Chapter › peer-review

Riggs, Rachel ; Brammer, Sydney E. ; Davidson, Mhonde R. / Disclosure of Sexual Assault in Entertainment Media : Adolescent Girls' Sense-making of Supportive and Unsupportive Sexual Assault Disclosure Narratives. Teens, Sex, and Media Effects: Understanding Media's Influence on Adolescent Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Advocacy . editor / Stacey J.T. Hust ; Rebecca Ortiz ; Jessica Fitts Willoughby. 2024.

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