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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75533, first published .
Digital Discourse, Secondary Victimization, and Psychological Harm: Mixed-Methods Analysis of System Justification in the #MeToo Movement

Digital Discourse, Secondary Victimization, and Psychological Harm: Mixed-Methods Analysis of System Justification in the #MeToo Movement

Digital Discourse, Secondary Victimization, and Psychological Harm: Mixed-Methods Analysis of System Justification in the #MeToo Movement

Harsh Parekh   1 * , PhD ;   Shriya Thakkar   2 * , PhD ;   Paras Bhatt   3 , PhD ;   Patricia Akello   4 , PhD

1 Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States

2 Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington DC, DC, United States

3 Department of Information Systems, Supply Chain & Analytics, College of Business, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States

4 Department of MIS and Cybersecurity, College of Business, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Shriya Thakkar, PhD
  • Department of Prevention and Community Health
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