The Effects of Using Identity Deception and Suggesting Secrecy on the Outcomes of Adult-Adult and Adult-Child or -Adolescent Online Sexual Interactions

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 276-298

  Bergen, Emilia ^a   Davidson, Julia ^b   Schulz, Anja ^c,d   Schuhmann, Petya ^c   Johansson, Ada ^a,e   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Jern, Patrick ^a,e  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

grooming; identity deception; online sexual interactions; online sexual solicitation; secrecy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902995310     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2013.873750     Document Type: Article

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