Online sexual solicitation by adults and peers – Results from a population based German sample |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Regensburg, Department for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Universitätsstrasse 84, 930 53 Regensburg, Germany;2. Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Germany;1. Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;2. Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;1. Departamento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología. Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain;2. Departamento de Psicologia Evolutiva, Universitat de València. Estudi General, Valencia, Spain;1. Dept. of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece;2. Dept. of Information Systems, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;1. Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Criminologia i Ciències Penals (IU d’ICCP), Universitat de València, Spain;2. Grup de Recerca en Victimització Infantil i Adolescent (GReVIA), Institut de Recerca en Cervell, Cognició i Conducta (IR3C), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;1. San Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA, 92128, USA;2. University of California San Diego, Division of Global Public Health, Center on Gender Equity and Health, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA;3. RTI International, Women''s Global Health Imperative, USA |
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| Abstract: | Prevalence of Internet use among adolescents is high, but little is known about the online sexual activities of German adolescents. This study aimed to describe the 12-month prevalence of German adolescents’ online sexual experiences with a focus on Online Sexual Solicitation (OSS, subjectively negative online sexual experiences with a peer or any sexual online experience, positive or negative, with an adult). A sample of male and female adolescents aged 14–17 (N = 2238) was recruited using online survey panel. The sample was representative for gender and education. Subjects completed an online survey reporting their online sexual activities (i.e., sexual conversation, exchanging pictures, and cybersex) with peers (14–17 y.) and/or adults (≥18 y.). Findings illustrated that 51.3% (n = 1148) of adolescents had experienced online sexual activity, which mostly involved peers (n = 969; 84.4%). In contrast, 23.2% (n = 519) of the adolescents experienced OSS with 2.6% (n = 57) reporting subjectively negative online sexual interactions with peers and 22.2% (n = 490) reporting online sexual interactions with adults, of which 10.4% (n = 51) were perceived as negative. The findings suggest that adolescents frequently engage in sexual interactions on the Internet with only a relatively small number perceiving such contacts as exploitative. In addition, females and adolescents with incomplete family situation, foreign nationality, higher education, homo- or bisexual orientation, and those without perceived social support reported OSS significantly more often. |
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| Keywords: | Online sexual solicitation Sexual victimization Child sexual abuse Intentional sexual experience Online sexual behavior Adolescent |
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