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Lifetime Prevalence Among Women of Technology-Enabled Sexual Violence and Other Coercive Sexual Behaviors

  • By

  • Audrey R. Murchland

  • Edda Bjork Thordardottir

  • Arna Hauksdóttir

  • Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir

  • Marín Dögg Bjarnadóttir

  • Gunnar Tómasson

  • Rebecca B. Lawn

  • Thor Aspelund

  • Karestan C. Koenen

  • Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir

  • October 15, 2026

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    This nationally representative Icelandic survey included 14,358 women and assessed lifetime technology-facilitated sexual violence and other coercive sexual acts.

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    Unwanted sexual images or messages were the most frequently reported technology-facilitated experience, affecting 24.9% of participants.

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    Lifetime prevalence was 18.1% for suspected or confirmed nonconsensual drugging, 6.0% for stealthing, and 5.0% for nonconsensual choking or suffocation during sex.

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    Prevalence was higher among younger participants; among women aged 23 to 34 years, 33.9% reported nonconsensual drugging, 15.2% stealthing, and 15.4% choking or suffocation.

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    The authors noted potential recall and selection bias, and that suspected drugging could not be confirmed as sexually motivated in every case.

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Lifetime Prevalence of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Other Coercive Sexual Acts Against Women

  • by Audrey R. Murchland, Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Arna Hauksdóttir, Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir, Marín Dögg Bjarnadóttir, Gunnar Tómasson, Rebecca B. Lawn, Thor Aspelund, Karestan C. Koenen, Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir

  • October 15, 2026

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