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Among them, the male survivors of sexual assault have largely been neglected in the literature, being traditionally considered \u201cagainst the norm\u201d and symbolic of reduced masculinity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative approach was used to study the lived experiences of five (three heterosexual and two homosexual) male survivors of sexual abuse. In-depth interviews were conducted with consent, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Commonality in the experiences of abuse (the identity of the abuser, nature of agony), perspectives of sharing the abuse history (lack of acceptance of \u201cmale\u201d victimhood, the openness of the opposite gender, family reactions), and the long-term impact of abuse (withdrawal\/change of interest as coping, sexual identity issues) emerged as the main superordinate theme (and subthemes).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Society, with its patriarchy, often turns apathetic to male victimization in sexual abuse. Beliefs about masculinity and resultant trauma can cause a chronic social and psychosexual impact on the victims. More systematic research is needed to understand their perceptions, unmet needs, and experiences of recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0253717620972912","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,21]],"date-time":"2020-12-21T06:09:13Z","timestamp":1608530953000},"page":"474-478","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["\u201cThe Unheard Voices\u201d: Lived Experiences of Sexual Abuse in Male Survivors"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Sarbopriya","family":"Das","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dept. of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Soma","family":"Pramanik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dept. of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Deepshikha","family":"Ray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dept. of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8152-9798","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Debanjan","family":"Banerjee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0253717620972912","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amepre.2005.01.015"},{"key":"bibr2-0253717620972912","unstructured":"Ministry of Women and Child Development. 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