A psycho-linguistic profile of online grooming conversations: A comparative study of prison and police staff considerations

Broome, Laura; Izura, Cristina; Davies, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104647

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“…These, along with sexual interactions between adults and minors (e.g., sex via webcam, sexual conversations, sending sexual photos or videos, or meeting offline for sexual contact), are booming phenomena that raise enormous social concern Gámez-Guadix & Mateos-Pérez, 2019). Although this study focuses on online sexual solicitation and interactions between minors and adults, according to the scientific literature, these types of sexualized behaviors are sometimes part of a more global process of child grooming-the seduction and/or manipulation of minors carried out by an adult (Broome, Izura, & Davies, 2020;Gámez-Guadix, Almendros, Calvete, & De Santisteban, 2018;Ringenberg, Seigfried-Spellar, Rayz, & Rogers, 2022). When this occurs, the adult manipulates the child into developing a feeling of attachment to the abuser, who displays an expectation of trust and intimacy, concealing primarily sexual intentions (Kloess, Hamilton-Giachritsis, & Beech, 2019).…”

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Epidemiology of online sexual solicitation and interaction of minors with adults: A longitudinal study

Ortega-Barón

Machimbarrena

Calvete

et al. 2022

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Epidemiology of online sexual solicitation and interaction of minors with adults: A longitudinal study

Ortega-Barón

Machimbarrena

Calvete

et al. 2022

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Nonetheless, there seems to be some difference of opinion about the strategies used by sexual aggressors to involve children in sexual activities online. According to the results from Broome et al [24], this type of online sexual exploitation may occur without deception when aggressors use discursive strategies with a positive tone (e.g., flattering the victims). Other studies have also identified pressure as the most common strategy [25] or the escalation of threats [26].…”

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Victims of Child Grooming: An Evaluation in University Students

Alonso-Ruido,

Estévez,

Regueiro

et al. 2024

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The appearance of new ways of committing sexual violence via technological media and virtual spaces has produced countless situations where sexual abuse of minors may occur. This is the digital scenario surrounding the phenomenon of grooming. The present study focuses on analyzing grooming experienced by Spanish university students during childhood. The sample comprised 3293 students in higher education, 68.3% of whom were female, 30.5% were male, and 1.2% identified as non-binary. The mean age was 18.83 years (SD = 2.28). The results confirmed that sexual abuse of minors has moved towards virtual environments, indicating a prevalence of 12.2% for grooming, which was more likely to have affected women and non-binary people. In addition, student victims of grooming were more often also victims of sextortion. Consumption of pornography was also shown to be particularly important, with the results indicating that students who consumed it and started consuming it before they were 16 years old were more often victims of grooming. These findings should encourage the educational community to develop preventive actions that match the reality of online child sexual abuse. In summary, the only path towards preventing and detecting grooming is to invest in high-quality digital education and sex education from a gender perspective.

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