{"id":148,"date":"2016-03-18T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T22:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworthydad.serveblog.net\/?p=148"},"modified":"2016-03-18T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T22:18:14","slug":"survivors-of-sexual-abuse-find-support-in-online-anonymity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworthydad.serveblog.net\/index.php\/2016\/03\/18\/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-find-support-in-online-anonymity\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivors of Sexual Abuse Find Support In Online &#8216;Anonymity&#8217;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=theworthydad\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking for help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking for help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drexel.edu\/now\/archive\/2016\/February\/reddit-disclosures\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drexel.edu\/~\/media\/Images\/now\/release_images\/February%202016\/6169402770_856fb7507b_b.ashx?h=664&amp;la=en&amp;w=1000&amp;hash=B65F7E1280B43CE31EEDD06296771D4E4B100E77\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A level of relative anonymity provided by temporary accounts on Reddit provide survivors of sexual abuse with a layer of identity protection that enables them to disclose the abuse and seek help.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the full story and link to the study at: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/drexel.edu\/now\/archive\/2016\/February\/reddit-disclosures\/\" target=\"_blank\">DrexelNOW<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=theworthydad\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theworthydad.serveblog.net\/index.php\/2016\/03\/18\/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-find-support-in-online-anonymity\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Survivors of Sexual Abuse Find Support In Online &#8216;Anonymity&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domestic-violence-statistics","category-help","category-research"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking for help. 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