Observational studyNature human behaviour2022
An observational study of Internet behaviours for adolescent females following sexual abuse.
Observational study in Nature human behaviour, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Developmental Trajectories and Outcomes of Online Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Acta medica academica · 2026Pooled it
- Does exposure to potentially traumatic events moderate the longitudinal relationship between mental health and problematic media use? Moderated multiple mediation analyses within the ABCD study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Observational
- Smartphones, Emotions and Bullying Among Adolescents: A PRISMA Systematic Review.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Review
- Predicting mental health trajectories after potentially traumatic events: a machine learning approach.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mindfulness as a protective factor against online risk-taking in middle school-aged children: the predictive effects of demographic and personal characteristics.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Digital child protection in social networks: age verification and age-tiered regulation in Europe.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Bullying Victimization and Unprotected Sex Among School-Going Adolescents in Argentina: Moderating Role of Parental Emotional Support.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- Does Multidimensional Self-Concept Mediate the Relationship of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Bullying Victimization on Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescent Girls?Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2025Article
- Impact of age-related changes in buccal epithelial cells on pediatric epigenetic biomarker research.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Longitudinal method comparison: modeling polygenic risk for post-traumatic stress disorder over time in individuals of African and European ancestry.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- Understanding posttraumatic stress trajectories in adolescent females: A strength-based machine learning approach examining risk and protective factors including online behaviors.Development and psychopathology · 2023Article
- Using a socio-ecological framework to understand how 8-12-year-olds build and show digital resilience: A multi-perspective and multimethod qualitative study.Education and information technologies · 2023Article
- The Influence of Childhood Trauma and Family Functioning on Internet Addiction in Adolescents: A Chain-Mediated Model Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with revictimization and sexual risk-taking behaviours. The Internet has increased the opportunities for teens to access sexually explicit imagery and has provided new avenues for victimization and exploitation. Online URL activity and offline psychosocial factors were assessed for 460 females aged 12-16 (CSA = 156; comparisons = 304) with sexual behaviours and Internet-initiated victimization assessed 2 years later. Females who experienced CSA did not use more pornography than comparisons but were at increased odds of being cyberbullied (odds ratio = 2.84, 95% confidence interval = 1.67-4.81). These females were also more likely to be represented in a high-risk latent profile characterized by heightened URL activity coupled with problematic psychosocial factors, which showed increased odds of being cyberbullied, receiving online sexual solicitations and heightened sexual activity. While Internet activity alone may not confer risk, results indicate a subset of teens who have experienced CSA for whom both online and offline factors contribute to problematic outcomes.
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