ArticleJournal of adolescence2019
Cyber Sexual Harassment: Prevalence and association with substance use, poor mental health, and STI history among sexually active adolescent girls.
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- Social media threats and health among adolescents: evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Joint trajectories of bullying victimization and sexual harassment victimization as predictors of adolescent alcohol use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
- Problematic situations related to social media use and competencies to prevent them: results of a Delphi study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Technology-facilitated sexual violence among Italian youths: validation of the technology-facilitated sexual violence victimization scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Sexual harassment exposure among junior high school students in Norway: prevalence and associated factors.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionThe current study aims to assess the prevalence, perpetrators, and consequences of cyber sexual harassment (CSH) among adolescent females.
methodsSexually active adolescent females (N = 159) ages 15-19 were recruited from a health clinic in a low-income, urban area of southeast San Diego County, California to complete a tablet-administered survey that included items on sexual violence and harassment, including CSH. Using logistic regression models, we assessed CSH in relation to substance use, poor mental health outcomes and STI history.
resultsParticipants were, on average, 17 years of age and half were currently in a relationship. The majority of girls (68%) reported at least one form of CSH, which included receiving unwanted sexual messages/photos (53%), receiving unwanted messages asking them to do something sexual (49%), being pressured to send sexual photos (36%), and having sexual photos shared without permission (6%). Perpetrators included known and unknown males; almost a third (27%) reported perpetration by a relationship partner. In logistic regression models adjusting for race, CSH was associated with: past 30-day alcohol use, drug use (ever), feeling depressed (past 30 days), and feeling anxious (past 30 days) (Odds Ratios ranged: 2.9-7.5). CSH was also associated with past-year suicidal thoughts and STI diagnosis (ever) (p < 0.05, ORs not presented due to small numbers).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that in some subgroups, CSH appears to be affecting the majority of girls, which is especially concerning given its association with multiple poor health outcomes.
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