Background

Previous research has demonstrated that social support systems such as family, peers, or social services can play a role in adolescent girls' involvement in commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) (Hargreaves- Cormany & Patterson, 2016; Phillips, 2015, Reid & Piquero, 2016).

Objectives

Few studies have specifically explored the meanings adolescent girls with a history of CSE give to their social networks and how these may be associated with CSE vulnerability. The current study examines how important networks are labeled and characterized by these youth.

Participants

This study identifies the social networks used by eight racial/ethnic minority adolescent girls who have experienced CSE.

Methods

Using individual interviews, participants were asked to identify individuals and systems with which they interact and provide meanings about these social supports' roles and value in their lives. Additionally, the degree to which participants viewed each source as influential was explored. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Social Network Theory guided the analysis.

Results

Two major themes emerged from the data: a) the social networks perceived as influential in the participants' daily lives and b) the perception of the social network's characteristics as negative or positive. Both positive and negative social networks contained some of the same members.

Conclusion

The current findings point to key social networks for racial/ethnic minority adolescent girls and the potential role of these networks regarding girls' CSE vulnerability. The duality of some network members illustrate the importance of viewing the role of social networks as both complex and dynamic for girls who have experienced CSE. Clinicians should take care to consider the role of intersectional factors when treating members of this community.

中文翻译：

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有商业性剥削 (CSE) 历史的少女：社交网络的认知和特征

背景

先前的研究表明，家庭、同伴或社会服务等社会支持系统可以在少女参与商业性剥削 (CSE) 中发挥作用（Hargreaves-Cormany & Patterson，2016 年；Phillips，2015 年，Reid & Piquero， 2016）。

目标

很少有研究专门探讨有 CSE 历史的少女对其社交网络的意义，以及这些意义如何与 CSE 脆弱性相关联。当前的研究调查了这些年轻人对重要网络的标记和特征。

参与者

本研究确定了 8 名经历过 CSE 的种族/少数民族少女使用的社交网络。

方法

通过个人访谈，参与者被要求确定他们与之互动的个人和系统，并提供有关这些社会支持在他们生活中的作用和价值的意义。此外，还探讨了参与者认为每个来源具有影响力的程度。使用专题分析来分析数据。社会网络理论指导了分析。

结果

数据中出现了两个主要主题：a) 被认为对参与者日常生活有影响的社交网络和 b) 对社交网络特征的负面或正面看法。正面和负面的社交网络都包含一些相同的成员。

结论

目前的调查结果指出了种族/少数族裔少女的关键社交网络，以及这些网络在女孩 CSE 脆弱性方面的潜在作用。一些网络成员的二元性说明了将社交网络的作用视为对经历过 CSE 的女孩来说既复杂又充满活力的重要性。临床医生在治疗该社区成员时应注意考虑交叉因素的作用。