Sklenarova, Halina and Schulz, Anja and Schuhmann, Petya and Osterheider, Michael and Neutze, Janina (2018) Online sexual solicitation by adults and peers - Results from a population based German sample. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT, 76. pp. 225-236. ISSN 0145-2134, 1873-7757
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Prevalence of Internet use among adolescents is high, but little is known about the online sexual activities of German adolescents. This study aimed to describe the 12-month prevalence of German adolescents' online sexual experiences with a focus on Online Sexual Solicitation (OSS, subjectively negative online sexual experiences with a peer or any sexual online experience, positive or negative, with an adult). A sample of male and female adolescents aged 14-17 (N = 2238) was recruited using online survey panel. The sample was representative for gender and education. Subjects completed an online survey reporting their online sexual activities (i.e., sexual conversation, exchanging pictures, and cybersex) with peers (14-17 y.) and/or adults (>= 18 y.). Findings illustrated that 51.3% (n = 1148) of adolescents had experienced online sexual activity, which mostly involved peers (n = 969; 84.4%). In contrast, 23.2% (n = 519) of the adolescents experienced OSS with 2.6% (n = 57) reporting subjectively negative online sexual interactions with peers and 22.2% (n = 490) reporting online sexual interactions with adults, of which 10.4% (n = 51) were perceived as negative. The findings suggest that adolescents frequently engage in sexual interactions on the Internet with only a relatively small number perceiving such contacts as exploitative. In addition, females and adolescents with incomplete family situation, foreign nationality, higher education, homo- or bisexual orientation, and those without perceived social support reported OSS significantly more often.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CHILD MALTREATMENT; RISK-FACTORS; YOUTH; INTERNET; ADOLESCENTS; VICTIMIZATION; WEB; CONSEQUENCES; PREVALENCE; STRATEGIES; Online sexual solicitation; Sexual victimization; Child sexual abuse; Intentional sexual experience; Online sexual behavior; Adolescent |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Forensische Psychiatrie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2020 11:16 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2020 11:16 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/15102 |
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