Adolescents and Cybercrime: Navigating between Freedom and Control

Hof, Simone van der; Koops, Bert-Jaap

doi:10.2202/1944-2866.1121

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“…Unlike work that has suggested that sexting is a lowrisk, or healthy alternative to sexual risk taking, 2,11,12 we find that there is a clustering of sexual risk behaviors, which includes sexting. Sexting was statistically significantly associated with sexual activity and showed a nearsignificant trend with reports of unsafe sex (ie, not using a condom at last intercourse).…”

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“…10 Sexting may be particularly detrimental for adolescent populations because of the likelihood that sexually explicit material will be quickly shared throughout young people' s technologically active social groups. 4,11 Sexting may be another means of adolescents exploring their sexuality, engaging in sexual experimentation, identity and self-development, and determining his or her moral and sexual values. 3,11,12 Sexting itself does not pose a direct risk for transmission of STIs or unwanted pregnancy, and could, in fact, be considered a "safe" alternative to actual sexual behavior, if sexting behavior remained strictly "online" and was not associated with physical sex risk behavior.…”

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“…4,11 Sexting may be another means of adolescents exploring their sexuality, engaging in sexual experimentation, identity and self-development, and determining his or her moral and sexual values. 3,11,12 Sexting itself does not pose a direct risk for transmission of STIs or unwanted pregnancy, and could, in fact, be considered a "safe" alternative to actual sexual behavior, if sexting behavior remained strictly "online" and was not associated with physical sex risk behavior. Some adolescents perceive that sexting is a safer substitute to real life sexual activity, 2 but others suggest that sexting may be viewed as a future expectation for engaging in sexual intercourse.…”

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Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Sending and receiving sexually explicit picture and text messages via cell phone (ie, "sexting") among adolescents is publicized as a societal and public health concern, yet it is unknown whether sexting is associated with physical sexual activity or sexual risk behavior. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study is the first to examine sexting among a probability sample of adolescents and found that sexting is associated with sexual activity, sexual risk behavior, and knowing other person(s) who have sent a sext. abstract OBJECTIVES: Sexting (sending/receiving sexually explicit texts and images via cell phone) may be associated with sexual health consequences among adolescents. However, to date, no published data from a probability-based sample has examined associations between sexting and sexual activity.METHODS: A probability sample of 1839 students was collected alongside the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles high schools. Logistic regressions were used to assess the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual risk-taking. RESULTS:Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting, and 54% reported knowing someone who had sent a sext. Adolescents whose peers sexted were more likely to sext themselves (odds ratio [OR] = 16.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.62-29.59). Adolescents who themselves sexted were more likely to report being sexually active (OR = 7.17, 95% CI: 5.01-10.25). Nonheterosexual students were more likely to report sexting (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.86-4.04), sexual activity (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.07-2.15), and unprotected sex at last sexual encounter (OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.17-2.89).CONCLUSIONS: Sexting, rather than functioning as an alternative to "real world" sexual risk behavior, appears to be part of a cluster of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. We recommend that clinicians discuss sexting as an adolescent-friendly way of engaging patients in conversations about sexual activity, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy. We further recommend that discussion about sexting and its associated risk behavior be included in school-based sexual health curricula.

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“…Third, and most importantly, these data reveal that sexting is associated with physical sexual risk taking. Unlike work that has suggested that sexting is a lowrisk, or healthy alternative to sexual risk taking, 2,11,12 we find that there is a clustering of sexual risk behaviors, which includes sexting. Sexting was statistically significantly associated with sexual activity and showed a nearsignificant trend with reports of unsafe sex (ie, not using a condom at last intercourse).…”

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Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

2012

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Sending and receiving sexually explicit picture and text messages via cell phone (ie, "sexting") among adolescents is publicized as a societal and public health concern, yet it is unknown whether sexting is associated with physical sexual activity or sexual risk behavior. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study is the first to examine sexting among a probability sample of adolescents and found that sexting is associated with sexual activity, sexual risk behavior, and knowing other person(s) who have sent a sext. abstract OBJECTIVES: Sexting (sending/receiving sexually explicit texts and images via cell phone) may be associated with sexual health consequences among adolescents. However, to date, no published data from a probability-based sample has examined associations between sexting and sexual activity. METHODS:A probability sample of 1839 students was collected alongside the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles high schools. Logistic regressions were used to assess the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual risk-taking.RESULTS: Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting, and 54% reported knowing someone who had sent a sext. Adolescents whose peers sexted were more likely to sext themselves (odds ratio [OR] = 16.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.62-29.59). Adolescents who themselves sexted were more likely to report being sexually active (OR = 7.17, 95% CI: 5.01-10.25). Nonheterosexual students were more likely to report sexting (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.86-4.04), sexual activity (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.07-2.15), and unprotected sex at last sexual encounter (OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.17-2.89).CONCLUSIONS: Sexting, rather than functioning as an alternative to "real world" sexual risk behavior, appears to be part of a cluster of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. We recommend that clinicians discuss sexting as an adolescent-friendly way of engaging patients in conversations about sexual activity, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy. We further recommend that discussion about sexting and its associated risk behavior be included in school-based sexual health curricula.

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“…But as these platforms evolved, so did their darker sides, and their drawbacks began to overshadow their benefits (Cohen-Almagor, 2015;Tarafdar, Gupta, & Turel, 2013). They became an open forum for online propaganda, fake news, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, and cybercrime, and a weapon for oppressive regimes (Farag, 2017;Kokkinos, Baltzidis, & Xynogala, 2016;Van der Hof and Koops, 2012).…”

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Taming the Internet Trolls With an Internet Ombudsperson: Ethical Social Media Regulation

Daskal¹,

Wentrup²,

Shefet³

2019

Policy & Internet

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Social media platforms have a powerful role as one of the main gatekeepers of the online sphere, alongside search engines and Internet service providers. Yet, given the variety of regulatory mechanisms, technological tools, and nonlegal ethical guidelines employed in regulating content on social media platforms, we argue that there is a need today for a consistent unified formal online content regulation structure. To address this issue, a number of European countries have suggested an old‐new policy instrument—the Internet ombudsperson. This article, therefore, develops the concept, firstly by framing it as part of the evolution of the institution of the media ombudsperson. We then describe the theoretical and conceptual framework of Internet ombudsperson and propose future implementations including a traditional national (mainly offline) model as well as an international blockchain model. We conclude by discussing the merits and drawbacks of our proposal as well as its possible theoretical implications.

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Adolescents and Cybercrime: Navigating between Freedom and Control

Cited by 19 publications

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Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

Taming the Internet Trolls With an Internet Ombudsperson: Ethical Social Media Regulation

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