ABSTRACT

Internet predation of minors has become a focus of child sexual abuse research and legislation. Studies reveal that many American youth report experiencing sexual solicitation and sexual grooming online, but the youth perspective of these experiences has not been examined. This study examined retrospective perspectives of online sexual solicitation and grooming experienced as a minor. Participants were 1,133 undergraduate college students at two public institutions in the United States who completed an online survey retrospectively exploring Internet behaviors, experiences of online sexual solicitation or online grooming, and perceptions of the experience. Results showed that one-quarter of total participants conversed with adult strangers online as minors. Importantly, 65% of participants who chatted with adult strangers as minors experienced sexual solicitation from an adult stranger. Twenty-three percent of 1,133 total participants recalled having a long, intimate conversation as a minor with an adult stranger from an online chatroom that followed a pattern of online sexual grooming. While less than half (38%) of the youth who engaged in an intimate online relationship with an adult stranger met the adult in-person, a large majority of those who did meet in-person (68%) reported physical sexual intercourse. Implications for Internet safety and guidelines are discussed.

摘要

未成年人的互联网掠夺已成为儿童性虐待研究和立法的重点。研究表明，许多美国青年报告称在网上经历过性征询和性修饰，但这些经验的青年观尚未得到检验。这项研究回顾了未成年人在线性拉客和修饰的回顾性观点。参加者是美国两个公共机构的1,133名大学生，他们完成了一项在线调查，回顾性地探究了互联网行为，在线性拉客或在线修饰的体验以及对体验的看法。结果显示，总参与者的四分之一与未成年人在线成年陌生人交谈。重要的，与成年陌生人聊天的未成年人中，有65％的人受到成年陌生人的性诱惑。在1,133名参与者中，有23％的人回忆说，与未成年人在一个在线聊天室里与成年的陌生人进行了长时间的亲密交谈，并遵循了一种在线性修饰的模式。与成年陌生人进行亲密在线关系的年轻人中，不到一半（38％）遇到了成年亲人，但大多数见面的人（68％）都进行了性交。讨论了对Internet安全和准则的影响。与成年陌生人进行亲密在线关系的年轻人中，不到一半（38％）遇到了成年亲人，但大多数见面的人（68％）都进行了性交。讨论了对Internet安全和准则的影响。与成年陌生人进行亲密在线关系的年轻人中，不到一半（38％）遇到了成年亲人，但大多数见面的人（68％）都进行了性交。讨论了对Internet安全和准则的影响。