Victims of Online Gender-Based Violence, Please don^t Keep Your Grief Alone
Sri Mustika (a), Tellys Corliana (b)

Communication Studies,
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA
Jalan Limau II, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12130
srimustika[at]uhamka.ac.id

Abstract

Abstract- The increasing use of social media hurts women. Many of them have experienced online gender-based violence (OGBV). This study examines the importance of family communication in assisting OGBV victims. The research approach is qualitative and the type of research is descriptive. Data were collected by observation, in-depth interviews with participants, and literature study. Data analysis used the Miles and Huberman model was carried out in three stages: data codification, data presentation, and concluding. This research was conducted in Jakarta and its surroundings within three months. The results showed that the participants experienced violence in the form of doxing, harassment, and terror. Not all victims communicate their problems with their families. Only victims whose families have consensual communication patterns are willing to complain about their problems and receive moral or material support from their families. With family communication, they feel relieved because the family is very supportive and sympathetic. Those whose family communication pattern includes laisse-faire, who considers personal problems like privacy, do not want to complain about their problems with their families. They are the most afraid of their parents to find out about their problem.

Keywords-- family communication, online gender-based violence, social media,

Keywords: family communication, online gender-based violence, social media

Topic: New Media: Impacts, Benefits, and Barriers