“I’d Do Things to You That You Can’t Even Imagine, but You’d Love Them …”: Situating #MeToo Among Spanish Youth

Silence has historically been the greatest ally of sexual violence (SV); the #MeToo movement disrupted this silence on a global scale through an unprecedented wave of collective denunciation. Sexualizing behaviors-including intrusive gazes, inappropriate cues, and non-consensual contact-have become pervasive, often exacerbated by the reach of digital technologies and social media. Accordingly, the primary objective of this study was to provide empirical data on SV victimization among young people in Spain. A total of 1102 anonymous college students (aged 17-30; <i>M</i> = 22.22, <i>SD</i> = 2.09) completed a survey administered via the Qualtrics platform. Data were subsequently analyzed using R software. This study (1) reports retrospective and recent prevalence rates of (non-)partner SV and sexual harassment; (2) highlights the most common forms of perpetration; (3) determines the age at which the first incident occurs; (4) identifies the most frequent perpetrators by SV type and victim characteristics; and (5) examines sociodemographic correlates by gender, age, and sexual orientation using a cross-sectional analysis approach. Finally, acknowledging methodological limitations, the psychological, social, and political implications of the findings are discussed, underscoring the urgency of recognizing key victimological profiles through an intersectional lens that incorporates sexual and gender diversity.