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Victim’s Individual Risk Factors and Vulnerabilities to Sexual Online Grooming

Year: 2025

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Grooming involves a set of actions, ranging from flattery to intimidation, by an individual in order to gain access to another individual. Research has identified a number of risk factors that make an individual more vulnerable to this process. These include: age, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, personality and personal traits, risky and sexual behaviour, offline vulnerability, time spent online. These risk factors are explored in detail in the chapter below with particular emphasis on sexual online grooming.

Source: Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield)

DOI: 10.5771/9783748903291/sexual-online-grooming-of-children?search-click

Authors: Ioannou, Maria; id_orcid 0000-0002-9376-563X, Synnott, John

Language: English

Topic: Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6936207106

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