Background

Sexual Grooming is the deceptive process wherein a would-be perpetrator prepares a child for sexual abuse (CSA) and prevents disclosure and detection. It is often difficult to detect sexual grooming because some grooming behaviors resemble normal adult-child interactions. To prevent CSA, it is vital to identify sexual grooming behaviors that can be considered “red flag” behaviors.

Objective

This study compared reported sexual grooming behaviors between adults who experienced CSA and those with no CSA history to identify which behaviors differed between the two groups. Further we explored whether the relationship to the adult male in the Non-CSA group impacted reported behaviors.

Participants and setting

Participants were recruited online through Prolific and included adults who experienced CSA (n = 411) and those with no CSA history (n = 502).

Methods

Participants who reported CSA completed the Sexual Grooming Scale – Victim Version (SGS-V) about their CSA experience. Those with no CSA history were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (family member/non-family member/community member) and completed a modified version of the SGS-V about an adult male with whom they had the most interpersonal contact before age 18.

Results

Numerous sexual grooming behaviors that differentiated the behaviors of adults who engaged in CSA and those who did not were identified. The relationship to the adult was an important consideration.

Conclusions

Red flag sexual grooming behaviors, specifically those related to desensitizing the child to physical contact and sexual content, can be identified in cases of CSA and have an important role in prevention.

中文翻译：

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识别红旗儿童性疏导行为

背景

性诱骗是一个欺骗性的过程，在这个过程中，潜在的犯罪者为儿童进行性虐待 (CSA) 做好准备，并防止披露和被发现。通常很难发现性修饰，因为一些修饰行为类似于正常的成人与儿童互动。为防止 CSA，确定可被视为“危险信号”行为的性修饰行为至关重要。

客观的

这项研究比较了经历过 CSA 的成年人和没有 CSA 病史的成年人之间报告的性修饰行为，以确定两组之间的行为差​​异。此外，我们探讨了与非 CSA 组中成年男性的关系是否影响报告的行为。

参与者和设置

参与者是通过 Prolific 在线招募的，包括经历过 CSA 的成年人 ( n  = 411) 和没有 CSA 病史的成年人 ( n  = 502)。

方法

报告 CSA 的参与者完成了关于他们的 CSA 经历的性修饰量表 – 受害者版本 (SGS-V) 。那些没有 CSA 历史的人被随机分配到三种情况之一（家庭成员/非家庭成员/社区成员），并完成关于 18 岁之前与他们有最多人际接触的成年男性的修改版SGS-V .

结果

许多性修饰行为区分了参与 CSA 和未参与 CSA 的成年人的行为。与成年人的关系是一个重要的考虑因素。

结论

在 CSA 病例中可以识别危险信号性诱饵行为，特别是那些与使儿童对身体接触和性内容脱敏相关的行为，并且在预防中具有重要作用。