Worldwide, sexual violence is a significant public health issue. Although any person can be victimized, the vast majority of sexual violence is perpetrated by men against women. Research has increasingly explored the experiences of victims, however, the perspectives of male perpetrators of sexual violence have largely been sidelined. This limits the ability to design effective public health and policy responses to sexual violence. Our aim was to synthesize the available peer-reviewed qualitative research exploring the perspectives of adult male perpetrators of sexual violence against women. Five databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CINAHL and SocINDEX. We included qualitative, peer-reviewed English-language studies published in the past 40 years, focused on the perceptions and experiences of male perpetrators of sexual violence. Fourteen articles (describing 12 studies) were identified. Most (10) of the articles examined the perspectives of convicted male sex offenders serving a custodial sentence. Of the remaining four articles, two focused on anonymous users of the online forum, Reddit.com, and the remaining two focused on students on university campuses. These four articles were the most recent. We developed four major themes from our thematic analysis of the study findings that represent the experiences and perceptions of male perpetrators of sexual violence. These themes describe deflecting blame onto the victim, external circumstances as mitigating factors, or the perpetrator’s uncontrollable biological urges. One theme involved some expression of remorse or acceptance of responsibility. Although our findings may have implications for prevention and rehabilitation programs, further research is urgently needed in this area.

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了解对女性实施性暴力的男性施暴者的观点和经历：范围界定审查和主题综合


在世界范围内，性暴力是一个重大的公共卫生问题。尽管任何人都可能成为受害者，但绝大多数性暴力是男性对女性实施的。研究越来越多地探索受害者的经历，然而，性暴力男性施暴者的观点在很大程度上被忽视。这限制了针对性暴力设计有效的公共卫生和政策应对措施的能力。我们的目的是综合现有的同行评审定性研究，探索对女性实施性暴力的成年男性施暴者的观点。检索了五个数据库：MEDLINE、EMBASE、PsychINFO、CINAHL 和 SocINDEX。我们纳入了过去 40 年发表的经过同行评审的定性英语研究，重点关注男性性暴力施暴者的看法和经历。确定了 14 篇文章（描述 12 项研究）。大多数（10 篇）文章探讨了被定罪并正在服刑的男性性犯罪者的观点。其余四篇文章中，两篇针对在线论坛 Reddit.com 的匿名用户，其余两篇针对大学校园的学生。这四篇文章是最新的。我们根据研究结果的主题分析制定了四个主要主题，代表了男性性暴力施暴者的经历和看法。这些主题描述了将责任转移到受害者身上、作为减轻因素的外部环境或肇事者无法控制的生物冲动。其中一个主题涉及某种悔恨或承担责任的表达。尽管我们的研究结果可能对预防和康复计划有影响，但该领域迫切需要进一步的研究。