Journal of Medical Council of Iran
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Volume 43, Issue 2 (2025)
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Sarikhany N, Mohammadsadeghi H, Rasoulian M, Nohesara S. The Experience of Street Sexual Harassment in Non-Psychotic Female Patients Hospitalized in Iran Psychiatric Center, Spring of 2024: A Qualitative Study. jmciri 2025; 43 (2) :47-62
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of Phsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, iran
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Background: Street sexual harassment is a prevalent social harm that is often under-reported by victims and due to its varied forms, ease of perpetration, and existing legal gaps, it affects numerous individuals, both men and women, daily. This study aimed to explore the experiences of street sexual harassment among non-psychotic female patients admitted to the Iran Psychiatry Training and Treatment Center.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 20 hospitalized non-psychotic female patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant, and the data obtained were coded using MAXQDA10 software. The data were then categorized and analyzed to identify recurring themes and patterns.
Results: Analysis of the interviews revealed 6 main thematic categories including awareness of the scientific and legal definition of street sexual harassment, legal gaps related to street sexual harassment, types of street sexual harassment experienced, as identified by participants, interpretation of participants’ experiences of street sexual harassment, causes of street sexual harassment for participants and shared experiences of individuals within the social circle regarding street sexual harassment and 25 subtypes. The findings regarding basic awareness, legal gaps, types of harassment, interpretations of experiences, and causes of street sexual harassment aligned with those of previous studies. However, this study uniquely highlighted the impact of psychiatric disorders diagnosed in patients on the occurrence of street sexual harassment and also the shared experiences of individuals within the social circle regarding street sexual harassment. Additionally, the selection of participants from among individuals with psychiatric disorders allowed for a comparison of results with those of previous studies in the general population.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that formal education on street sexual harassment, delivered by experts through accessible and safe platforms across various age groups, can enhance individuals’ skills in self-protection and responding to abusers. Such education may also contribute to reducing the occurrence of street sexual harassment. Furthermore, participants’ emphasis on existing legal gaps underscores the need for legislative attention. The results also indicate notable similarities between the awareness of definition, legal gaps, types of harassment, interpretation of experiences and causes of street sexual harassment among psychiatric patients in this study and the general population reported in previous research.
Background: Street sexual harassment is a prevalent social harm that is often under-reported by victims and due to its varied forms, ease of perpetration, and existing legal gaps, it affects numerous individuals, both men and women, daily. This study aimed to explore the experiences of street sexual harassment among non-psychotic female patients admitted to the Iran Psychiatry Training and Treatment Center.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 20 hospitalized non-psychotic female patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant, and the data obtained were coded using MAXQDA10 software. The data were then categorized and analyzed to identify recurring themes and patterns.
Results: Analysis of the interviews revealed 6 main thematic categories including awareness of the scientific and legal definition of street sexual harassment, legal gaps related to street sexual harassment, types of street sexual harassment experienced, as identified by participants, interpretation of participants’ experiences of street sexual harassment, causes of street sexual harassment for participants and shared experiences of individuals within the social circle regarding street sexual harassment and 25 subtypes. The findings regarding basic awareness, legal gaps, types of harassment, interpretations of experiences, and causes of street sexual harassment aligned with those of previous studies. However, this study uniquely highlighted the impact of psychiatric disorders diagnosed in patients on the occurrence of street sexual harassment and also the shared experiences of individuals within the social circle regarding street sexual harassment. Additionally, the selection of participants from among individuals with psychiatric disorders allowed for a comparison of results with those of previous studies in the general population.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that formal education on street sexual harassment, delivered by experts through accessible and safe platforms across various age groups, can enhance individuals’ skills in self-protection and responding to abusers. Such education may also contribute to reducing the occurrence of street sexual harassment. Furthermore, participants’ emphasis on existing legal gaps underscores the need for legislative attention. The results also indicate notable similarities between the awareness of definition, legal gaps, types of harassment, interpretation of experiences and causes of street sexual harassment among psychiatric patients in this study and the general population reported in previous research.
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