Female adolescents are particularly at risk of body image concerns. These individuals tend to make greater use of Social Networks and this could lead adolescents into behaviors that increase the risk of online sexual victimization (OSV). This cross-sectional study seeks to investigate the relation between body image concerns and OSV in a sample of female adolescents ( n = 229) and the mediating role of three types of risky online behaviors in this link. Body image concerns predict OSV both directly and indirectly. Two of the three risky online behaviors proved to be mediators of the indirect link, namely: indiscriminate expansion of online network of contacts; and willingness to have relationships with strangers met online. Surprisingly, the third behavior, Sexting and Exhibitionism, was not shown to be a mediating factor between body image concerns and OSV. From our results emerges that adolescent girls with a negative body perception have a higher risk of OSV, and the relation between the two variables can be mediated by some risky online behaviors. It is likely that female adolescents use SNs more and adopt risky online behaviors in order to receive gratification and reassurance about their negative body image.

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身体形象问题在女性青少年在线性受害中的作用：风险在线行为的中介作用

女性青少年尤其面临身体形象问题的风险。这些人倾向于更多地使用社交网络，这可能会导致青少年采取增加在线性受害 (OSV) 风险的行为。这项横断面研究旨在调查女性青少年样本 (n = 229) 中身体形象问题与 OSV 之间的关系，以及三种风险在线行为在此链接中的中介作用。身体形象问题直接和间接地预测 OSV。三种危险的在线行为中有两种被证明是间接链接的中介，即：不加选择地扩大在线联系网络；并愿意与在网上认识的陌生人建立关系。令人惊讶的是，第三种行为，色情和暴露癖，没有显示出是身体形象问题和 OSV 之间的中介因素。从我们的结果中可以看出，具有负面身体感知的青春期女孩患 OSV 的风险更高，并且这两个变量之间的关系可以通过一些危险的在线行为来调节。女性青少年很可能更多地使用 SN 并采取冒险的在线行为，以便对她们的负面身体形象感到满意和放心。