There has been limited examination of the phenomenon of the victim-offender overlap in the field of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA). To design effective strategies to prevent TFA, it is important to understand which individuals are most at risk of victimization, perpetration, and to what extent a subset of people both experience victimization and engage in perpetration. This study drew on Cyber-Abuse Research Initiative (CARI) data, a nationally representative U.S. sample of adults ages 18-35. TFA measurement consisted of parallel scales for victimization and perpetration, each with 27 items assessing forms of technology-facilitated surveillance, monitoring/tracking, interference/communications, reputational harm, controlling/limiting access, and fraud. A bivariate probit of TFA perpetration and TFA victimization, as separate outcomes, was fit to allow for joint estimation of regression coefficients and robust standard errors. Analyses confirmed that TFA, similar to other forms of interpersonal aggression, is characterized by a substantial victim-offender overlap, with 30 percent of the sample reporting involvement both as a victim and as a perpetrator. Internet/social media use and social isolation did not distinguish victimization and perpetration. However, positive and negative affect as well as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Asexual, or other sexual orientation (LGBQA+) were positively correlated with victimization, whereas female gender and having postsecondary education were positively associated with perpetration. These results may be used to design interventions and anticipate service needs. TFA, as a new topic of research, should capitalize on the theoretical and empirical article related to other forms of the victim-offender overlap.

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技术促进的虐待中受害者与犯罪者的重叠：美国年轻人中具有全国代表性的调查结果。

在技​​术辅助虐待（TFA）领域，对受害人和犯罪人重叠现象的研究有限。为了设计有效的策略来预防 TFA，重要的是要了解哪些人最有可能遭受受害、犯罪，以及一部分人在多大程度上经历了受害并参与犯罪。这项研究利用了网络滥用研究计划 (CARI) 数据，这是美国 18-35 岁成年人的全国代表性样本。TFA 测量由受害和犯罪的平行量表组成，每个量表有 27 个项目，评估技术促进的监视、监控/跟踪、干扰/通信、声誉损害、控制/限制访问和欺诈的形式。TFA 实施和 TFA 受害的双变量概率作为单独的结果，适合对回归系数和稳健标准误差进行联合估计。分析证实，TFA 与其他形式的人际攻击类似，其特点是受害人和犯罪人大量重叠，30% 的样本报告既是受害者又是施害者。互联网/社交媒体的使用和社会隔离并不能区分受害和犯罪。然而，积极和消极情感以及女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、酷儿、无性恋或其他性取向（LGBQA+）与受害呈正相关，而女性性别和受过高等教育与犯罪呈正相关。这些结果可用于设计干预措施并预测服务需求。TFA 作为一个新的研究课题，应该利用与其他形式的受害人-犯罪人重叠相关的理论和实证文章。