What will happen if I choose to be in this study?  

If you decide to take part, you will be invited to an interview. With your permission, the audio of the interview will be recorded, and then the audio file will be transcribed. We will send your transcription to you by email to check for accuracy. Quotes from your interview will be used in the project report, academic journal article(s), and conference presentation(s). To understand what that might look like, you can take a look at our work on the barriers to timely and appropriate support in England in the Previous Work page.

How long does an interview last?

The interview will take approximately 45 minutes – 1 hour.  

Where will the interview take place?

You can choose who you would like to be interviewed by: Dr Carl Bonner-Thompson, Dr Rik Huizinga, Dr Kirsty McGregor, or Dr Jason Preston. Kirsty and Jason are colleagues in the UK, so these interviews need to be conducted online. Carl and Rik are based in the Netherlands, so these interviews can be in person or online.

What will be the content of the interview? 

During the interview, we will ask some questions about your unwanted sexual experiences. You do not have to reveal anything you are not comfortable sharing. Some people may find talking about their experiences uncomfortable or distressing. If this happens, you will have control over whether you would like to continue. These experiences will not be the focus of the interview; we will mainly talk about your experiences of trying to access support and telling people about the incidents. Our research team has experience in working with survivors of sexual violence and therefore knows how to manage difficult conversations. If you wish, we can send you the questions in advance, so you know what to expect. We will give all participants the contact details of Menaswell, our partner organisation, who can offer support.  

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