Online Sexual Exploitation Among Adolescents in Tanzania: Exploring the Stigmas of Victimization and Help‐Seeking

Child & Family Social Work, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

ABSTRACT Drawing upon a sample of adolescents from Tanzania ( N = 955), the current study investigates complex interplay factors influencing stigmas associated with online sexual exploitation (OSE) victimization and help‐seeking behaviours. Employing path analysis, revealed that although OSE are influenced by shared such as gender self‐efficacy, sizes directions effects different. In addition, older reported greater victimization, whereas those urban areas who had experienced sextortion help‐seeking. These findings underscore need for targeted policy practice interventions aimed at mitigating surrounding among subpopulations different demographic, socio‐economic psychological characteristics. Such efforts crucial bolstering prevention intervention strategies to combat OSE‐related effectively.

Language: Английский

Mapping the Landscape of Internet Pornography, Loneliness, and Social Media Addiction: A CiteSpace Bibliometric Analysis

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 9, 2024

Language: Английский

Implementation of a digital health intervention for young people exposed to Technology Assisted Sexual Abuse

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 154, P. 106883 - 106883

Published: June 12, 2024

The internet has become a place of increased risk abuse, including sexual for young people (YP). One potential factor to online abuse and exploitation is the ability mentalise. We developed i-Minds app, mentalisation-based digital health intervention (DHI) YP who have experienced technology assisted (TASA), which we tested in clinical feasibility trial. Nested within trial was qualitative implementation study with clinicians referred

Language: Английский