Citation

Deslandes SF, Pinto LW, Souza ER, Flach RMD. Cien. Saude Colet. 2024; 29(5): e15552022.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva)

DOI

10.1590/1413-81232024295.15552022

PMID

38747777

Abstract

The conceptions, values, and experiences of students from public and private high schools in two Brazilian state capitals, Vitória-ES and Campo Grande-MS, were analyzed regarding digital control and monitoring between intimate partners and the unauthorized exposure of intimate material on the Internet. Data from eight focus groups with 77 adolescents were submitted to thematic analysis, complemented by a questionnaire answered by a sample of 530 students. Most students affirmed that they do not tolerate the control/monitoring and unauthorized exposure of intimate materials but recognized that such activity is routine. They point out jealousy, insecurity, and "curiosity" as their main reasons. They detail the various dynamics of unauthorized exposure of intimate material and see it as a severe invasion of privacy and a breach of trust between partners. Their accounts suggest that such practices are gender violence. They also reveal that each platform has its cultural appropriation and that platforms used by the family, such as Facebook, cause more significant damage to the victim's reputation.

Language: en

Keywords

*Focus Groups; *Sexual Partners/psychology; *Students/psychology; Adolescent; Brazil; Female; Gender-Based Violence; Humans; Internet; Interpersonal Relations; Intimate Partner Violence/statistics & numerical data; Jealousy; Male; Privacy; Schools; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult