https://ejurnal.fis.ung.ac.id/index.php/sjppm <p align="justify"><strong>Sosiologi Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat</strong> merupakan jurnal ilmiah peer-review dan Open Access yang diterbitkan oleh Jurusan Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. Jurnal ini bertujuan untuk membantu dan memfasilitasi para akademisi, peneliti, praktisi dalam mengembangkan, mendiskusikan, dan menerbitkan artikelnya di bidang Ilmu Sosial. <strong>Sosiologi Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat</strong> diharapkan dapat menjadi wadah diseminasi hasil-hasil penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat yang berkualitas dan dapat berkontribusi dalam menjawab wacana permasalahan di masyarakat.</p> <p align="justify"><strong>Sosiologi Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat</strong> menerbitkan artikel 4 kali dalam setahun, yakni pada Bulan November, Februari, Mei, dan Agustus</p> <p align="justify">ISSN Online: <a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/3031-8424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3031-8424</a></p> Program Studi Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Universitas Negeri Gorontalo en-US Sosiologi Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 3031-8424 https://ejurnal.fis.ung.ac.id/index.php/sjppm/article/view/590 <p>Sexual violence is often underreported because reporting decisions are shaped not only by the availability of formal services but also by social relations, stigma, trust, and local norms. This article analyzes socio-cultural barriers that influence the reporting of sexual violence in Pohuwato Regency, with empirical attention to Marisa and Buntulia Districts. The study uses a descriptive qualitative approach based on field data collected through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation. Informants were selected purposively from the local women and child protection service, district government, and community elements relevant to the reporting and handling process. The data were reduced, organized thematically, and interpreted through an interactive qualitative analysis. The findings identify four interrelated barriers. First, limited public understanding of the role and reporting mechanism of UPTD PPA weakens institutional trust. Second, fear of stigma and social consequences makes prospective reporters delay or reconsider formal reporting. Third, the social standing and familiarity of perpetrators may produce disbelief toward victims and strengthen social pressure. Fourth, norms that frame sexual violence as a private family matter encourage informal settlement and may interrupt formal reporting. These mechanisms help explain why official case figures cannot automatically be treated as the full magnitude of sexual violence. Strengthening reporting therefore requires not only accessible institutions but also continuous community education, trusted local protection networks, confidential victim-centered services, and interventions that challenge social pressure against victims.</p> Rahmat Ladiku Dewinta Rizky R. Hatu Sahrain Bumulo Sabrina Nadia Copyright (c) 2026 Rahmat Ladiku, Dewinta Rizky R. Hatu, Sahrain Bumulo, Sabrina Nadia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2026-05-11 2026-05-11 3 3 135–147 135–147 10.37905/sjppm.v3i3.590