A Preventive Intervention to Reduce Risk of Online Grooming Among Adolescents.

IF 3.6 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychosocial Intervention Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.5093/pi2022a14

Esther Calvete, Izaskun Orue, Manuel Gámez-Guadi

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Sexual abuse of adolescents by adults on the Internet is a severe risk with negative consequences for the victims. However, there is an important gap in the development of preventive interventions to address this problem. This study evaluated the efficacy of a brief (less than one hour) educational intervention on online grooming (less than one hour) in reducing adolescents' sexual interaction behaviors with adults when they are sexually solicited. A sample of 856 Spanish adolescents (48% girls, ages 11-17 years) was randomized into two intervention conditions (educational intervention about online grooming and a resilience control intervention). Adolescents completed measures of online sexual solicitation by adults and sexualized interactions with adults at pretest and at three- and six-month follow-ups. Measures of their knowledge about online grooming were taken at pretest, postintervention, and at three- and six-month follow-ups. The results of multilevel analyses indicated that the intervention reduced sexualized interactions when adolescents were sexually solicited by adults (β = -.16, SD = .07, t = -2.44, p = .015). Moreover, the intervention increased adolescents' knowledge about online grooming over time (β = 1.95, SD = .19, t = 10.52, p < .001). These findings suggest that a brief educational intervention about online grooming may be a promising, low-cost intervention to reduce the risks of sexual abuse on the Internet.

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一项预防干预措施，以减少青少年网络美容的风险。

成年人在互联网上对青少年进行性虐待是一种严重的风险，会给受害者带来负面后果。然而，在制定解决这一问题的预防性干预措施方面存在重大差距。本研究评估了一个简短(少于一小时)的在线梳理教育干预(少于一小时)在减少青少年在被性引诱时与成年人的性互动行为方面的效果。856名西班牙青少年(其中48%为女孩，年龄在11-17岁)被随机分为两种干预条件(关于在线打扮的教育干预和弹性控制干预)。在测试前和三个月和六个月的随访中，青少年完成了成人在线性引诱和与成人性互动的测量。在测试前、干预后以及3个月和6个月的随访中，对他们的在线打扮知识进行了测量。多水平分析结果表明，当青少年被成人性引诱时，干预减少了性化互动(β = -)。16, SD = .07, t = -2.44, p = .015)。此外，随着时间的推移，干预增加了青少年对在线打扮的认识(β = 1.95, SD = 0.19, t = 10.52, p < .001)。这些发现表明，对在线美容进行简短的教育干预可能是一种有希望的、低成本的干预，可以降低互联网上性虐待的风险。

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Psychosocial Intervention PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

8.30%

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审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychosocial Intervention is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes papers in all areas relevant to psychosocial intervention at the individual, family, social networks, organization, community, and population levels. The Journal emphasizes an evidence-based perspective and welcomes papers reporting original basic and applied research, program evaluation, and intervention results. The journal will also feature integrative reviews, and specialized papers on theoretical advances and methodological issues. Psychosocial Intervention is committed to advance knowledge, and to provide scientific evidence informing psychosocial interventions tackling social and community problems, and promoting social welfare and quality of life. Psychosocial Intervention welcomes contributions from all areas of psychology and allied disciplines, such as sociology, social work, social epidemiology, and public health. Psychosocial Intervention aims to be international in scope, and will publish papers both in Spanish and English.