Epidemiology of online sexual solicitation and interaction of minors with adults: A longitudinal study

Ortega-Barón, Jéssica; Machimbarrena, Juan Manuel; Calvete, Esther; Orue, Izaskun; Pereda, Noemí; González-Cabrera, Joaquín

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105759

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“…The prevalence rates found in the current study are higher than those recently found by Ortega‐Barón et al (2022), who found that 6.7% of minors in their sample were stable victims of sexual solicitations/interactions with adults over a 13‐month period. One possible explanation for this discrepancy is the variables analyzed.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Similarly, Calvete et al (2021) found a stable correlation of .55 for sexual solicitation and .28 for sexual interactions 1 year apart. Recently, Ortega-Barón et al (2022) found that 6.7% of minors in their sample were stable victims of online sexual solicitations or sexualized interactions with adults over 13 months.…”

Section: Stability In Online Grooming and Mental Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The “stability” of victimization refers to the consistency of episodes of victimization for a given victim over a period of time (e.g., 1 year) (Rueger et al, 2011). Stability analysis related to the cyber‐sexual abuse of minors has focused mainly on potential outcomes of online grooming, such as sexual solicitation and sexual interactions (Ortega‐Barón et al, 2022) rather than on the grooming process itself. For example, Gámez‐Guadix and Mateos‐Pérez (2019) found a significant correlation between being sexually solicited at T1 and being solicited again 1 year later (.37).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, it has been proposed that stable victimization over a long period of time can lead to worse psychological maladjustment symptoms than transient victimization (Gámez‐Guadix et al, 2015; González‐Cabrera et al, 2021; Rueger et al, 2011). This seems to be the case for the stability of online sexual solicitation and sexual interactions between minors and adults, both of which are associated with a worse quality of life (Ortega‐Barón et al, 2022). However, it is unknown how the stability of the online grooming process is related to psychological adjustment, including feelings of shame and guilt and symptoms of depression and anxiety.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most studies on online grooming have been carried out using a cross‐sectional design (De Santisteban et al, 2018), making it challenging to analyze the duration of victimization. Additionally, while studies on the stability of the online sexual abuse of minors have provided valuable information (Ortega‐Barón et al, 2022), they have focused mainly on adults' sexual solicitation and interactions with minors rather than on the process of manipulating the minor—a process characteristic of online grooming (Ringenberg et al, 2022). For this reason, this study seeks to contribute to the international scientific evidence by analyzing the stability of online grooming over time, as well as the demographic and psychological variables of the minor associated with higher stability.…”

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Stability of the online grooming victimization of minors: Prevalence and association with shame, guilt, and mental health outcomes over one year

Gámez‐Guadix,

Mateos‐Pérez,

Alcázar

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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IntroductionOnline grooming is the process by which an adult manipulates a minor by using information and communication technologies to interact sexually with that minor. The objective of this study was to analyze the stability of online grooming victimization among minors and its relationship with demographic variables (e.g., gender, age, and sexual orientation), emotions of shame and guilt, and depression and anxiety symptoms.MethodsThe participants were 746 adolescents aged 12–14 years when the study started (Mage = 13.34, SD = 0.87) who completed self‐reports at Time 1 (T1) and 1 year later at Time 2 (T2). Among them, 400 were girls, 344 were boys, and two were nonbinary. At each time point, the minors self‐reported their online grooming experiences during the previous year.ResultsThe results showed that 11.8% (n = 89) of the participants were T1‐victims, 13% (n = 95) were T2‐victims, and 11% (n = 81) were stable victims of online grooming. Stability in victimization was related to being older, being a sexual minority, being born abroad, having separated or divorced parents, and having parents with a lower education level. Stable victims showed higher shame and guilt scores at T1 than did T1‐victims, indicating that elevated levels of shame and guilt could contribute to the persistence of online grooming over time.ConclusionsOverall, adolescents in the stable victim category presented more depression and anxiety symptoms. Intervention strategies should address emotions related to victimization, such as shame and guilt, as well as depression and anxiety symptoms.

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 88%

Section: Stability In Online Grooming and Mental Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%