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Engaging photovoice to complement on sexual assault climate research: A literature review, case study, and recommendations
Author(s) -
Christensen M. Candace,
Caswell Caitlin,
Yilmazli Trout Inci,
Tose Shaniek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22622
Subject(s) - photovoice , participatory action research , citizen journalism , community based participatory research , sexual assault , qualitative research , psychology , social psychology , sociology , criminology , medicine , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , political science , environmental health , social science , economic growth , law , anthropology , economics
Through the implementation of three photovoice projects, we discovered how photovoice method complements sexual assault climate survey research. Scholars have recently asserted that qualitative and participatory research methods are necessary to conduct a holistic sexual assault climate evaluation. Nevertheless, an in‐depth analysis of how photovoice complements sexual assault climate research is missing. To fill this gap, we examine photovoice studies focused on sexual assault climates, describe methods one author used to implement three photovoice projects, and demonstrate how the analysis of photovoice data generates findings distinctive from survey research. Our findings show how photovoice contextualizes and personalizes the problem, illustrates subjective and diverse standpoints, and highlight community values and norms. Specific to sexual climates the results demonstrate how society perpetuates a culture of victim‐blaming, creates barriers to help‐seeking, and how communities can support assault survivors by affirming their recovery process. We conclude the article with implications for practice and research.