Cross-sectional examination of correlates of sexual victimization disclosure via #MeToo

Figures & data

Table 1. Bivariate correlations and descriptive statistics.

Variable	1	2	3	4	M (SD)	Range
1. Problem-solving Coping	-				17. 02 (3.92)	6–24
2. Emotion-Focused Coping	.63**	-			25.47 (4.89)	12–40
3. Social Isolation	.42**	.31**	-		16.26 (4.40)	5–25
4. In-person Disclosure	.04	.01	-.01	-
5. #MeToo Disclosure	.06	.11**	.04	-.48**

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.

Table 2. Disclosure of sexual victimization in-person and disclosure of sexual victimization online via #MeToo.

Disclosure		Did not disclose in- person	Disclosed in-person
Did not disclose via #MeToo	Count	0	442
	% within disclosure via #MeToo	0.0%	100.0%
	% within in-person disclosure	0.0%	76.3%
	% of Total	0.0%	69.4%
Disclosed via #MeToo	Count	58	137
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	29.7%	70.3%
	% within in-person disclosure	100.0%	23.7%
	% of Total	9.1%	21.5%

Table 3. Disclosure of sexual victimization online via #MeToo, in-person and associations with gender and sexual orientation.

		Gender
Disclosure via #MeToo		Cisgender Man	Cisgender Women	Gender Minority
Did not disclose via #MeToo	Count	13	333	93
	% within disclosure via #MeToo	3.0%	75.9%	21.2%
	% within gender	36.1%	70.7%	73.8%
	% of Total	2.1%	52.6%	14.7%
Disclosed via #MeToo	Count	23	138	33
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	11.9%	71.1%	17.0%
	% within gender	63.9%	29.3%	26.2%
	% of Total	3.6%	21.8%	5.2%
In-person Disclosure		Cisgender Man	Cisgender Women	Gender Minority
Did not disclose in-person	Count	16	36	5
	% within in-person disclosure	28.1%	63.2%	8.8%
	% within gender	44.4%	7.6%	4.0%
	% of Total	2.5%	5.7%	0.8%
Disclosed in-person	Count	20	435	121
	% within in-person disclosure	3.5%	75.5%	21.0%
	% within gender	55.6%	92.4%	96.0%
	% of Total	3.2%	68.7%	19.1%
		Sexual Orientation
Disclosure via #MeToo		Heterosexual	Gay/Lesbian	Bisexual +
Did not disclose via #MeToo	Count	147	39	242
	% within disclosure via #MeToo	34.3%	9.1%	56.5%
	% within sexual orientation	62.3%	68.4%	74.0%
	% of Total	23.7%	6.3%	39.0%
Disclosed via #MeToo	Count	89	18	85
	% within disclosure via #MeToo	46.4%	9.4%	44.3%
	% within sexual orientation	37.7%	31.6%	26%
	% of Total	14.4%	2.9%	13.7%
In-person Disclosure		Heterosexual	Gay/Lesbian	Bisexual +
Did not disclose in-person	Count	37	7	14
	% within in-person disclosure	63.8%	12.1%	24.1%
	% within sexual orientation	15.7%	12.3%	4.3%
	% of Total	6.0%	1.1%	2.3%
Disclosed in-person	Count	199	50	313
	% within in-person disclosure	35.4%	8.9%	55.7%
	% within sexual orientation	84.3%	87.7%	95.7%
	% of Total	32.1%	8.1%	50.5%

Table 4. Sexual victimization severity, disclosure via #MeToo, and in-person disclosure.

	Sexual Victimization Severity
Disclosure		Sexual Contact by Verbal Coercion, Intoxication, or Physical Force	Attempted Rape by Verbal Coercion	Completed Rape by Verbal Coercion	Attempted Rape by Intoxication or Physical Force	Completed Rape by Intoxication or Physical Force
Did not disclose via #MeToo	Count	32	16	55	30	309
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	7.2%	3.6%	12.4%	6.8%	69.9%
	% within SV	66.7%	66.7%	77.5%	75.0%	68.1%
	% of Total	5.0%	2.5%	8.6%	4.7%	48.5%
Disclosed via #MeToo	Count	16	8	16	10	145
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	8.2%	4.1%	8.2%	5.1%	74.4%
	% within SV	33.3%	33.3%	22.5%	25.0%	31.9%
	% of Total	2.5%	1.3%	2.5%	1.6%	22.8%
Did not disclose in-person.	Count	4	6	12	5	31
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	6.9%	10.3%	20.7%	8.6%	53.4%
	% within SV	8.3%	25.0%	16.9%	12.5%	6.8%
	% of Total	0.6%	0.9%	1.9%	0.8%	4.9%
Disclosed in-person	Count	44	18	59	35	423
	% with disclosure via #MeToo	7.6%	3.1%	10.2%	6.0%	73.1%
	% within SV	91.7%	75.0%	83.1%	87.5%	93.2%
	% of Total	6.9%	2.8%	9.3%	5.5%	66.4%

Table 5. Logistic regression examining multivariate predictors of disclosure of sexual victimization online via #MeToo.

Correlates	B	SE	Wald	Exp (B)
In-person disclosure	−22.83	5112.83	0.00	0.00
Gay/Lesbian	−0.20	0.41	0.24	0.82
Bisexual +	−0.25	0.23	1.29	0.78
Cisgender women	−0.31	0.51	0.35	0.73
Gender Minority	−0.16	0.56	0.10	0.85
Emotion-Focused Coping	0.06	0.03	4.88*	1.06
Problem-solving Coping	0.027	0.04	0.49	1.02
Social Isolation	−0.02	0.03	0.43	0.98
Attempted rape by verbal coercion	−1.20	0.83	2.08	0.30
Completed rape by verbal coercion	−1.79	0.63	8.08**	0.17
Attempted rape by intoxication or physical force	−0.91	0.60	2.26	0.40
Completed rape by intoxication or physical force	−0.18	0.37	0.23	0.83

Note: Bolded correlates are significant. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Prachi H. Bhuptani, upon reasonable request.