Introduction: While a significant association between childhood maltreatment and sexual victimization in adulthood has been established in previous research, it is unknown whether this also applies to the context of online dating. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether revictimization is common in online users and which mechanisms mediate this risk. Method: The participants were 413 heterosexual women aged between 18 and 35 who used mobile dating applications in the year before the assessment. The participants reported information on using mobile dating applications, motives for engaging in casual sex, protective dating strategies, and general motives for online dating. Results: Childhood maltreatment severity was positively related to both cyber and in-person sexual victimization severity. Motives related to regulating negative affect and self-esteem mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment severity and in-person sexual victimization severity in adulthood. Furthermore, those motives moderated the association between cyber and in-person sexual victimization. The effect of cyber victimization on in-person sexual victimization was stronger at higher levels of affect/self-esteem regulatory sex motives compared to lower levels. The affect/self-esteem regulatory sex motives were not related to protective dating strategies. Discussion: The results of the study imply that a history of childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for sexual victimization in adulthood among young heterosexual women who use online dating. One of the factors linking these variables in this population might be affect/self-esteem regulatory sex motives. Future studies should aim at replicating these associations prospectively.

简介：虽然在之前的研究中已经确定了童年虐待与成年期性受害之间的显着关联，但尚不清楚这是否也适用于在线约会的背景。因此，我们旨在调查再次受害在在线用户中是否常见，以及哪些机制可以调节这种风险。方法：参与者是 413 名年龄在 18 至 35 岁之间的异性恋女性，她们在评估前一年使用过手机约会应用程序。参与者报告了有关使用移动约会应用程序的信息、从事随意性行为的动机、保护性约会策略以及在线约会的一般动机。结果：儿童虐待的严重程度与网络和面对面的性侵害严重程度呈正相关。与调节负面情绪和自尊相关的动机在童年虐待严重程度与成年期亲身性受害严重程度之间起中介作用。此外，这些动机缓和了网络和亲身性受害之间的关联。与较低水平的情感/自尊调节性动机相比，网络受害对个人性受害的影响在较高水平上更强。情感/自尊调节性动机与保护性约会策略无关。讨论：研究结果表明，童年虐待史是使用在线约会的年轻异性恋女性成年后遭受性侵害的风险因素。在该人群中将这些变量联系起来的因素之一可能是影响/自尊调节性动机。未来的研究应旨在前瞻性地复制这些关联。