There is a notable scarcity of empirical studies focusing on online sexual grooming using real world, naturally occurring data. Limited research with real victims (as opposed to decoys) has indicated that more overt forceful threats are employed by offenders in such interaction; however, they tell us little about how these threats are built up and managed by both parties. Furthermore, the majority of research focuses on female victims, with limited attention paid to male victims. The current study presents a discursive psychology analysis of chat logs between one offender (posing as a teenage girl) and five male victims under the age of 16 years, in order to explore how victims attempt to resist such manoeuvres in situ, and how offenders manage such resistance. The sexualized nature evidenced in our data contrasts with other findings which suggest that boys are not sexually solicited and that interactions with boys are less aggressive and forceful. Our findings demonstrate for the first time how an offender escalated his issuing of threats following victims’ resistance and non-compliance to requests. Turning points that appeared odd in the online interactions suggest that they may be used to encourage children to be more reflective about any further engagement.

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对犯罪者和男孩之间性剥削互动中威胁的遵守、抵抗和升级的话语分析

使用真实世界、自然发生的数据专注于在线性美容的实证研究非常稀缺。对真实受害者（而不是诱饵）的有限研究表明，犯罪者在这种互动中使用了更明显的有力威胁；然而，它们几乎没有告诉我们双方如何建立和管理这些威胁。此外，大多数研究侧重于女性受害者，对男性受害者的关注有限。目前的研究对一名犯罪者（伪装成十几岁的女孩）和五名 16 岁以下的男性受害者之间的聊天记录进行了话语心理学分析，以探讨受害者如何试图在原地抵制这种行为。，以及罪犯如何应对这种抵抗。我们的数据中证明的性化性质与其他研究结果形成对比，其他研究结果表明男孩没有被性请求，并且与男孩的互动不那么咄咄逼人和有力。我们的调查结果首次表明，在受害者抵制和不遵守请求后，犯罪者如何升级他的威胁。在线互动中看似奇怪的转折点表明，它们可能被用来鼓励孩子们对任何进一步的参与进行更多反思。