ABSTRACT

Sexual grooming has been deemed an integral part of the child sexual abuse process. However, there has yet to be a universally accepted model for this process and, as a consequence, there is no clear understanding of which behaviors constitute sexual grooming. One proposed model of in-person sexual grooming outlined five stages of the process: 1) victim selection, 2) gaining access and isolating a child, 3) trust development, 4) desensitization to sexual content and physical contact, and 5) maintenance following the abuse. The present study sought to validate this Sexual Grooming Model (SGM) and identify behaviors that may be employed during each stage of the process. First, a thorough review of the literature was conducted to generate a comprehensive list of sexual grooming behaviors (n = 77). Second, 18 experts in the field completed a survey which asked them to rate the extent to which each of the five stages and potential grooming behaviors were relevant to the sexual grooming process. Results provided support for the SGM and produced 42 behaviors that were considered to be grooming tactics within these stages. From this, the first validated, comprehensive model of in-person sexual grooming is proposed. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications and future directions in the field.

摘要

性修饰被认为是儿童性虐待过程不可或缺的一部分。但是，该过程尚未得到普遍接受的模型，因此，目前尚不清楚哪些行为构成性修饰。一种拟议的亲密性行为修饰模型概述了该过程的五个阶段：1）选择受害者，2）获得接触并隔离孩子，3）建立信任，4）对性内容和身体接触不敏感，以及5）保持以下状态虐待。本研究试图验证这种性修饰模型（SGM），并确定在该过程的每个阶段可能采用的行为。首先，文学的彻底审查，进行生成性疏导行为的完整列表（ñ= 77）。其次，该领域的18位专家完成了一项调查，要求他们对五个阶段中的每个阶段以及潜在的修饰行为与性修饰过程相关的程度进行评估。结果为SGM提供了支持，并产生了42种行为，这些行为被认为是这些阶段的疏导策略。据此，提出了第一个经过验证的，全面的面对面性美容模型。本文最后讨论了该领域的意义和未来方向。