Online dating applications and risk of youth victimization: A lifestyle exposure perspective

Markus Kaakinen; Aki Koivula; Iina Savolainen; Anu Sirola; Marko Mikkola; Izabela Zych; Hye-Jin Paek; Atte Oksanen

doi:10.1002/ab.21968

Online dating applications and risk of youth victimization: A lifestyle exposure perspective

Markus Kaakinen, Aki Koivula, Iina Savolainen, Anu Sirola, Marko Mikkola, Izabela Zych, Hye-Jin Paek, Atte Oksanen

Kriminologian ja oikeuspolitiikan instituutti

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkelijulkaisu › Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

Based on lifestyle exposure theory (LET), this study examined online dating application (ODA) use and victimization experiences among adolescents using large cross-national samples of Finnish, American, Spanish, and South Korean young people between ages 15 and 18. According to logistic regression analyses in two substudies, ODA use was associated with more likely victimization to online harassment, online sexual harassment, and other cybercrimes and sexual victimization by adults and peers. According to mediation analyses, this relationship was mainly accounted for by the fact that ODA users engage in more risky activities in online communication and information sharing. Attention should be paid to the risks ODAs pose to vulnerable groups, such as young people, with insufficient skills to regulate their social relationships online.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Lehti	Aggressive Behavior
Vuosikerta	47
Numero	5
Sivut	530-543
Sivumäärä	14
ISSN	0096-140X
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21968
Tila	Julkaistu - syysk. 2021
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

Tieteenalat

515 Psykologia
5144 Sosiaalipsykologia
513 Oikeustiede

Pääsy asiakirjaan

10.1002/ab.21968Lisenssi: CC BY

ab.21968Lopullinen julkaistu versio, 1 MBLisenssi: CC BY

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