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APPENDIX D: TECHNOLOGY FACILITATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE MEASURE

Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence Victimization Scale

These next questions ask about experiences from the age of 14 to the present time that occurred between you and somebody that you met, matched with, messaged, or dated specifically via a dating app. Answer with the frequency that these incidents occurred.

Digital sexual harassment

  1. How many times has someone ever sexually harassed you? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  2. How many times have you received unwanted sexually explicit images, comments, emails, or text messages? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  3. How many times has a partner checked up on your location or activities multiple times a day? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  4. How many times have you received repeated and/or unwanted sexual requests or messages via a dating app? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  5. How many times has a partner gained access to your emails or other online accounts without permission? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  6. How many times has someone ever shown up to your home or place of work after meeting, messaging, or matching with you? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  7. How many times have you received constant messages or calls from someone after rejecting them? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  8. How many times has someone publicly posted online an offensive sexual comment about you? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  9. How many times has someone posted personal details online saying you are available to have sex? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

Image-based sexual abuse

  1. How many times have you had a nude or semi-nude image taken without permission? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  2. How many times have you had a nude or semi-nude image posted online/sent onto others without permission? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  3. How many times have you had a nude or semi-nude image threatened to be posted online/sent onto others? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  4. How many times has someone coerced you into sending nude or semi-nude images to them on a dating app? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

Sexual aggression and/or coercion

  1. How many times have you had an image/video of an unwanted sexual experience taken? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  2. How many times have you had an image/video of an unwanted sexual experience posted online/sent onto others? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  3. How many times have you had an image/video of an unwanted sexual experience threatened to be posted online/sent onto others? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  4. This is an attention check question. Please answer 2 for this question. a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  5. How many times have you had an unwanted sexual experience with someone you met on a dating site/app? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  6. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app physically coerce you into giving or receiving oral sex? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  7. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app pressure you or insist on you giving or receiving oral sex when you did not want to? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  8. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app touch you sexually without your explicit consent? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  9. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app refuse to stop a sexual act after you said stop or otherwise indicated that you did not want that sexual act? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  10. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app touch you sexually when you were too drunk or high to consent? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  11. How many times did someone you meet off a dating app show you their private body parts without your consent? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

Gender/sexuality-based harassment

  1. How many times have you received gender-based offensive and/or degrading messages, comments, or other content? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  2. How many times have you received sexuality or sexual identity-based offensive and/or degrading messages, comments, or other content? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  3. How many times have you received sexually violent threats? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  4. How many times has someone described or visually represented an unwanted sexual act against you using an online platform, email, or messages? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3+

  5. If you answered yes to any of these questions, how distressing did these incidents feel when they occurred? a. Not at all b. Slightly distressing c. Somewhat distressing d. Extremely distressing

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