Bibliographies
Australian materials are indexed in the Australian Family and Society Abstracts Database and are available for loan from the ACSSA collection at the Australian Institute of Family Studies library. Online publications in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Male Survivors of Sexual Assault
Australian publications
Anyone's story: understanding and responding to adult sexual
assault.
Education Centre Against Violence (NSW);
New South Wales. Police Force.
Parramatta, NSW:
NSW Health, New South Wales Police, 2004, 40 minute video plus
guide
The first part of this video provides an overview
of adult sexual assault. It includes interviews with
male and female victims, police, offenders, counsellors
and sexual assault doctors and examiners, and looks
at scenarios and effects of sexual assault. The
second part is a dramatisation of the sexual assault
of a woman and her subsequent experiences with police
and health professionals in New South Wales. An accompanying
guide provides suggestions for use of the video in
training, including questions for discussion.
Feminist thinking in male sexual assault
programs.
Sainz, Robert.
Psychotherapy in Australia v.11 no.2 Feb
2005: 49
This article reports on a men's group which focused
on the shared experience of being 'survivors' of
sexual assault. In what the author describes as
a 'feminist inspired project, a hybrid of narrative
therapy, psychology of the self and Jungian archetypes,
men discussed openly the most vexed, perennial
and marginalised issue of masculinity.'
Male Rape and the Government
of Bodies: An Unnatural History of the Present.
Foster, Gary.
Doctoral
Thesis, Brisbane: University of Queensland, 2005.
Male survivors of sexual abuse.
Fraser, E, comp..
ISA Journal (Incest Survivors Association)
Autumn 2000: 23-45, alternate pages
Adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse are
starting to acknowledge the impact it is having on
their lives. This is the contention of this article
which discusses the effects on self esteem, feelings,
body awareness, and intimacy in childhood and adulthood
and the effects on work, the survivor's family, parenting,
and sexuality in adulthood. Myths and realities of
childhood sexual abuse are examined and ways of coping
with denial and interpersonal relationships are addressed.
The author's personal experience as a mother whose
son was sexually abused by his father is presented.
Male
survivors of sexual assault.
Australian Centre for the
Study of Sexual Assault; Bavinton, Tim.
Aware:
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault Newsletter no.2 Nov
2003: 15-18, and Online (74K)
This article presents an
interview with Tim Bavinton, Coordinator of the Service
Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault (SAMSSA),
in which he discusses working with male victim/ survivors of sexual assault. It includes
development of the male victim/ survivors of sexual
assault, including results from the SAMSSA Needs Assessment
Survey in which men list the impact and effects sexual
violence has had in their lives; how needs of male
victim/ survivors differ to those of women; and the
level of recognition that men can be victims of sexual
assault.
Male
survivors of sexual assault and rape.
Crome, Sarah.
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Centre for
the Study of Sexual Assault, Australian Institute
of Family Studies, 2006, 8p, table (ACSSA wrap
no.2), and Online
The sexual abuse of males is underrepresented in sexual
abuse literature, statistics and programs. Current
research about male survivors of sexual assault and
rape is summarised in this paper. The paper discusses
definitions, theoretical perspectives, reporting, prevalence
and incidence reports, victim characteristics and risk
factors, impact on survivors, treatment options, policy
initiatives, and service responses and limitations.
Personal safety survey, Australia, 2005 (reissue).
(PDF 1.46M)
Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Canberra, ACT: Australian Bureau of Statistics,
2006, 62p, statistical tables, (ABS catalogue no.4906.0),
Online
This publication presents results from the
national Personal Safety Survey (PSS) conducted during August to December
2005. Information is about men's and women's experience of physical or
sexual assault or threat by male and female perpetrators. PSS respondents
were asked about their experiences of the different types of violence,
since the age of 15, by different types of male and female perpetrators
(including current partner, previous partner, boyfriend/girlfriend or
date, other known man or woman, and stranger). More detailed information,
such as where the incident occurred and what action was taken, was then
collected for most recent incident of each of the different types of
violence by a male and female perpetrator. Additional information was
also collected about respondents experience of current and previous
partner violence such as frequency and fears of violence, incidents of
stalking and other forms of harassment and general feelings of
safety.
Post-prison experience for male heterosexual
victims of sexual abuse and heterosexual males
who form homosexual relations for safety and self-protection
while incarcerated.
Yavu-Kama-Harathunian, C.
In: Thompson, R. ed. Working in Indigenous
perpetrator programs: proceedings of a forum. Darwin,
NT: Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Affairs, 2000, p43-59
This paper evolved out of anecdotal material resulting
from feedback from ex-offenders and some ex group members
of a treatment program which the author co facilitated
as a member of a specialist unit within the Ministry
of Justice in Western Australia. Issues are addressed
of the sexual identity and sexual preference of Aboriginal
and non Aboriginal men who had experienced sexual abuse
and then forming a homosexual relationship to protect
themselves in prison. Other issues discussed include:
How contact victims of violence in prison culture;
disclosure by victims; effect on wives of victims;
coping and survival skills for victims involved in
sexual activity in prison; readjustment of sexual identity
and sexual behaviour from a victim's perspective; intimacy,
love and relationships; and pre prison and post prison
challenges. A letter from an ex prisoner to the author
is included, along with comments from an Aboriginal
female elder.
Prisoner rape support package: addressing
sexual assault in men's prisons.
Denborough,
David.
International Journal of Narrative Therapy
and Community Work no.2 2005: 29-37
This
support package aims to provide assistance to men who
have been raped or sexually assaulted in prison. It
includes: information on rape in Australian prisons;
a case study of prisoner rape survival; information
on the physical and psychological effects of rape,
including self blame, despair and confusion about sexuality;
ways in which people resist and survive prisoner rape;
information on childhood sexual abuse and its relevance
to sexual assault in prison.
Sexual abuse
in childhood and sexual dysfunction in adulthood: an
Australian population-based study.
Najman, Jake M; Dunne, Michael P; Purdie, David
M; Boyle, Francis M; Coxeter, Peter D.
Archives of Sexual Behavior v.34 no.5 Oct 2005:
517-526
Self reported sexual functioning in individuals reporting
a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) was examined
in this study. The study used a representative sample
18 and 59 from all states and territories. Approximately
one third of women and one sixth of men reported
unwanted sexual experiences before the age of 16.
The study showed a significant association between
CSA and symptoms of sexual dysfunction for both men
and women. The results show that CSA is common in
the Australian population and contributes to impairment
in the sexual functioning of adults, particularly
women.
Sexual assault of prisoners: reflections.
Heilpern, David, M.
University of New
South Wales Law Journal Forum v.11 no.1 Aug 2005: 25-28
This paper revisits the research conducted by the author in 1997 in New
South Wales prisons and published in the book 'Fear and Favour', comments
on it's importance today and looks at some extraordinary new developments
occcuring in the United States.
Shame, anger and PTSD: the misunderstood
emotions of male survivors of sexual child abuse.
Dawson, C.
VAFT News (Victorian Association of Family
Therapists) v.22 no.4 Aug 2000: 3-8
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role shame
plays with men who were sexually abused in childhood
and who also display angry and aggressive behaviour
toward others. Theories on the differences between
guilt and shame, anger and shame, and anger and aggression
are examined. The effects of traumatic stress disorder
are discussed. It is argued that in dealing with men's
anger, aggression and violence, the therapist should
consider the key factors of male socialisation, shame
and post traumatic stress.
The myth of male violence?
Wadham,
B.
Domestic Violence and Incest
Resource Centre Newsletter no.2 Winter 2000: 3-8
Are
women the perpetrators of domestic violence as often
as men and are men the victims as often as women? This
article assesses the evidence, analysing recent research
by John Coochey, the People's Equality Network and
Katherine Dunn who claim that contemporary representations
of male violence are false and that men are often victims
of domestic violence. Criticisms
are made of the use of an American study, Behind Closed
Doors (1980) and of the VicHealth Injury Surveillance
Statistics to justify this claim. The author argues
that in questioning the emotive methodology of the
men as victims argument, he believes it is time to
consider the real effects of dominant masculine values
upon others in the family.
The
third wave: the development of sexual assault services
for male victims.
Worth, C.
In:
Practice and prevention: contemporary issues in
adult sexual assault conference. Sydney, NSW: NSW
Attorney-General's Department, Crime Prevention
Division, 2003, Online only
The author
discusses the development of services for male victims
of sexual assault in Victoria, the history of sexual
assault services in general, and the evolution of
the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA)
service for males. She considers the argument for
placing male victim services in mainstream sexual
assault centres rather than centres run by men and
discusses the difficulties that arise when working
with this group of victims.
There's
a guy on the phone, he reckons that he's been raped.
Griffiths, M.
In: Practice and
prevention: contemporary issues in adult sexual assault
conference. Sydney, NSW: NSW Attorney-General's Department,
Crime Prevention Division, 2003, Online only
In this presentation on males
who are sexually assaulted, the author looks at evidence
concerning how many men get raped, male groups who
are at an increased risk of sexual assault, the men's
own confusion about their sexuality and feelings
of disbelief, and issues for services responding
to male survivors of sexual assault.
Understanding and working with young male
survivors of sexual assault.
MacDonald, N.
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre
Newsletter no.3 Spring 2000: 3-12
Ideas which developed out of a workshop on Understanding
and Working with Young Men who have Experienced Sexual
Assault are discussed in this article. Socio political
dimensions that male survivors are identified, highlighting
the maintenance of support and a therapeutic relationship
and ongoing work and interventions. Therapeutic issues
raised include: working with shame, self blame and
guilt; balancing exploration with building self skills;
pacing skills; and recontextualising creative adjustments
and symptoms.
When
a man is raped: a survival guide: information
for men who have been raped, parents, partners,
spouses and friends. (PDF 712K)
Roberts, M.
Parramatta, NSW: Education Centre Against
Violence, 2002, 56p, and Online
This booklet is designed for men who have been raped,
and family and friends of men who have been raped.
It aims to increase understanding of the rape of males
through presenting facts about the rape of men, facts
about offenders, common reactions men experience after
rape and unique issues they face. The booklet contains
information about what to do if you have been raped,
safety issues, medical care, reporting the crime to
the police, counselling and financial assistance. For
people close to a male survivor of rape the booklet
provides information about how family and friends can
support the man and assist him to recover. Further
reading and where to get help in NSW is also included.
Who can a man tell? Information for men who were sexually
assaulted as children.
Roberts, M; Hudson,
E.
Parramatta, NSW: Education Centre Against
Violence, 2nd ed., 2000, 28p
This booklet is intended for
men who experienced child sexual assault and abuse and for their
relatives and friends. It contains four stories showing men at different
stages of coming to terms with the abuse, and which highlight some of the
issues and emotions these men experienced. Some facts and figures about
child sexual assault of boys are then presented, as well as discussion on
the effects of child sexual assault, the process of speaking out about
child sexual assault, the nature of male victims, and where to get
help.
Who
can a man tell? Supporting male survivors of childhood
sexual assault. (PDF 18K)
Pullen, Linda; Hudson, Eric.
In: Papers from the 2004 National Men and Family
Relationships Forum. Deakin West, ACT: Family Services
Australia, 2004, 5p, Online only
This paper provides an overview of a workshop for practitioners
working with men who have suffered childhood sexual
assault (CSA). The workshop investigated ways of recognising
the impact of CSA on men and their families, how CSA
may manifest itself in adult male behaviour, and strategies
for helping men who have been sexually assaulted as
children.
Why
wreck a man's life? The paradox of male sexual assault.
McAdam, H; Fitts, A.
In:
Restoration for Victims of Crime: Contemporary Challenges
conference, convened by the Australian Institute
of Criminology in conjunction with Victims Referral
and Assistance Service. Canberra, ACT: Australian
Institute of Criminology, 1999, 12p, Online only
(35K)
The
focus of this paper is male sexual assault and the
particular issues which confront men who attempt
to seek redress. The paper describes a collaborative
project the objective of which was to improve the
accessibility of services to adult male sexual assault
victims through applied research and the development
of educational material for workers. The project
was conducted in the Gippsland region of Victoria.
The paper describes current services for male victims
of sexual assault; outlines themes which emerged
from an international literature review; and reports
the views of men who participated in the study in
relation to: disclosure; seeking professional assistance;
reasons for not seeking professional assistance;
ending the pain; and the assault. In seeking to address
what to do about men, the paper discusses community
preconceptions and myths as barriers; professional
responses to help seeking; organisational responses;
and legal responses. Community education is identified
as the missing key.
Working with
males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
O'Leary, P.
In: Pease, B. and Camilleri, P. eds. Working
with men in the human services. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin,
2001, p80-92
Aiming to introduce human service professionals to
theoretical concepts that guide practice responses
to males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse,
this chapter outlines practice responses based on
men's own stories obtained through research interviews
and practice experience. The the adversity experienced
by males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Possible contributions that human service organisations
can make to facilitate proactive service delivery
and community awareness of male sexual victimisation
are considered.
Working
with men: the establishment of a unique model
of working with male survivors of sexual violence
in the ACT.
Bavinton, T.
In: Practice and prevention: contemporary issues
in adult sexual assault conference. Sydney, NSW: NSW
Attorney-General's Department, Crime Prevention Division,
2003, Online only
The author charts the development in the ACT of SAMSSA
(Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault),
a unique model of working with male survivors of sexual
assault. He presents a brief history of work with male
survivors in the Australian Capital Territory and details
the features of the SAMSSA model. He outlines SAMSSA's
philosophical position and partnership with women's
services. He considers the SAMSSA model in the context
of men's work in the 1990s, the workers with passion
and building on the work of others. Challenges faced
in the establishment and for the future development
of SAMSSA include genuine accountability, conflict
between community development and individual therapy,
playing the funding game, and renewing and reinvigorating
partnerships.
XY: men, masculinities, and gender politics
XY is a website focused on men, masculinities, and
gender politics. XY is a space for the exploration
of issues of gender and sexuality, the daily issues
of men's and women's lives, and practical discussion
of personal and social change. The Men's Bibliography
available on this site includes relevant articles
relating to sexual assault of males.
International publications
Call for research into
male rape.
Rogers, P. 2002
Mental Health Practice 7: 203-214.
Correctional officers' definitions of rape in
male prisons
Eigenberg, Helen M.
Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 28, Issue
5, September-October 2000, pages 435-449
Don't tell : the sexual abuse of boys.
Dorais, Michel.
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University
Press, 2002
This book presents interviews with 30 men
in Canada who were sexually abused as boys.
These stories, in their own words, highlight the
author's discussion of the after-effects of abuse
in men, including confusion over identity and sexuality.
Effects of rape on men: a descriptive analysis.
Walker, J., Archer, J., & Davies, M. 2005
Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 34(1), 69-80
Gender, sexual orientation, and
sexual assault.
In J. Petrak J.; Hedge B. eds. The Trauma
of Sexual Assault: Treatment, Prevention
and Practice,
2002, p45-68.
Chichester,
England: John Wiley and Sons.
Inmate sexual assault: the plague that
persists.
Dumond, Robert
W.
The Prison Journal, 12 2000; vol. 80: pp.
407 - 414
Making
sense of male rape: constructions of gender,
sexuality and experience of rape victims.
Doherty, K., & Anderson, I. 2004
Journal
of Community & Applied
Social Psychology, 14, 85-103
Male on male rape : the hidden
toll of stigma and shame.
Scarce, Michael.
Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Publishing,
c1997
This book is a critical overview of male
on male rape. It reviews exisiting research, popular
media representations, HIV implications, institutional
settings, etiology, incidence, and legal definitions,
procedures, and laws, and presents case studies to
highlight the issues and silence surrounding male rape.
Male Rape in the Courtroom: Issues and
Concerns.
The Criminal Law Review, 2001,
205-212.
Male rape – the silent victims.
Ellis, Colin D. 2002
Collegian 9, no 4: 34-39.
Male sexual assault
victims: a selective review of the literature
and implications for support services.
Davies, Michelle. 2002
Aggression
and Violent Behaviour 7: 203-214.
Male victims of same-sex abuse : addressing their
sexual response.
Preble, John M.
Baltimore, Md. : Sidran
Press, c2002
This book provides an introduction
for clinicians on the sexual dynamics of the sexual
assault males, so they can help their adult and
adolescent clients and themselves understand the
trauma.
Male victims of sexual assault
Mezey Gillian C.; and King, Michael
B. eds.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University
Press, 2000.
This volume discusses the subject of male
victims of rape and sexual assault. It addresses the
important issues of prevention, care and treatment.
A chapter on male child and adolescent victims of sexual
abuse is included.
Male victims
of sexual assault: information on a hidden
crime.
Brochure. London:
Metropolitan Police, 2003.
Male sexual assault victims:
a selective review of the literature and
implications for support services.
Davies, M. 2002
Aggression and
Violent Behavior, 7, 203-214
No Escape: Male
Rape in U.S.Prisons.
Human Rights Watch, 2001
Human Rights Watch undertook three years of research
to expose the problem of male rape in U.S. prisons.
The resulting 378-page report is based on information
from over 200 prisoners spread among thirty-four
states, some of whom were interviewed personally,
as well as an exhaustive survey of state prison authorities
Out of the shadows : help for men who
have been sexually assaulted.
Stott, Sarah
Lyme Regis : Russell House, 2001
Prison Rape in Context.
O'Donnell, Ian
British Journal of Criminology, 2004 44: 241-255
Sexual Abuse of Males: Prevalence, Lasting Effects, and Resources
Jim Hopper, Ph.D.
This website discusses the mythology, prevalence, and lasting effects surrounding sexual abuse of males. Posted resources include a bibliography and a page on Giving and receiving guidance and hope.
Sexual abuse of males : the SAM model
of theory and practice.
Spiegel, Josef.
New York, NY : Brunner-Routledge,
2003
Based on the life histories of
more than one thousand sexually abused boys and adult
males with histories of childhood sexual abuse, this
book examines the myriad biological, psychological,
interpersonal, familial, and social variables that
underlie and impact the experience of childhood sexual
abuse. Guided by research and informed by practice,
this pioneering text presents an extensive review of
the literature, a well-grounded theoretical model of
abuse dynamics and effects, and a systematic model
of treatment.
Sexual assault and physical health: findings
from a population-based study of older adults.
Stein, M. B., & Barrett-Connor, E. 2000
Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 838-84.
Sexual
coercion among gay men, bisexual men and
Takatãpui
Tãne in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Fenaughty,
J., Braun, V., Gavey, N., Aspin, C., Reynolds,
P., & Schmidt, J. (2006).
Auckland,
New Zealand: Department of Psychology, The University of New Zealand.
Sexual
coercion : young men's experiences as victims
and perpetrators. (PDF 163K)
Deepika Ganju [et al.]
New Delhi, India : Population Council,
2004
In September 2003, a global consultative
meeting on Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences of Young
People in Developing Countries was held in New Delhi,
India. This paper outlines the findings of papers presented
on the experiences of young male victims of sexual
coercion, as well as the perspectives of young male
perpetrators of sexual assault against women.
Sexual Coercion Rates in Seven Midwestern Prison
Facilities for Men
Struckman-Johnson, Cindy and
Struckman-Johnson, David
The Prison Journal, 12 2000; vol. 80: pp.
379 - 390.
Stop
Prisoner Rape - website
SPR seeks to engender policies that ensure government
accountability for prisoner rape; change
ill-informed and flippant public attitudes
toward sexual assault behind bars; and promote
access to resources for survivors of this
type of violence. This site provides access
to Prisoner Rape Academic
Articles.
Stranger and acquaintance sexual assault
of adult males.
Stermac, L. E., del Bove, G., & Addison, M.
2004
Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, 19(8), 901-915
The gender of racial
politics and violence in America: lynching,
prison rape and the crisis of masculinity.
Pinar, William.
New
York: Peter Lang, 2002.
The sexually abused male
Hunter, Mic.
Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books,
c1990.
Victims no longer : the classic guide
for men recovering from sexual child abuse.
Lew, Mike.
New York : Quill, 2004
This self-help book for male survivors of child sexual
abuse discusses the nature of child abuse, its repercussions
on trust and intimacy, and the concepts of masculinity
and sexuality. It explains the benefits and processes
of counselling, and introduces steps to recovery.