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040			_aAFVC
100			_aPatchin, Justin W. _912237
245			_aSextortion among adolescents : _bresults from a national survey of U.S. youth _cJustin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja
260			_bSage, _c2020
500			_aSexual Abuse, 2020, 32(1), 30–54
520			_aSextortion is the threatened dissemination of explicit, intimate, or embarrassing images of a sexual nature without consent, usually for the purpose of procuring additional images, sexual acts, money, or something else. Despite increased public interest in this behavior, it has yet to be empirically examined among adolescents. The current study fills this gap by exploring the prevalence of sextortion behaviors among a nationally representative sample of 5,568 U.S. middle and high school students. Approximately 5% of students reported that they had been the victim of sextortion, while about 3% admitted to threatening others who had shared an image with them in confidence. Males and nonheterosexual youth were more likely to be targeted, and males were more likely to target others. Moreover, youth who threatened others with sextortion were more likely to have been victims themselves. Implications for future research, as well as the preventive role that youth-serving professionals can play, are discussed. (Authors' abstract). Record #8322
650			_aADOLESCENTS _943
650			_aFINANCIAL ABUSE _92968
650			_aIMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE _99483
650			_aSURVEYS _9592
650		0	_99831 _aTECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
650			_aYOUNG PEOPLE _9660
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aHinduja, Sameer _912238
773	0		_tSexual Abuse, 2020, 32(1), 30–54
830			_aSexual Abuse _97509
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1079063218800469 _zDOI: 10.1177/1079063218800469 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews122