A discursive analysis of compliance, resistance and escalation to threats in sexually exploitative interactions between offenders and male children

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dc.contributor.authorSeymour‐Smith, S., & Kloess, J. A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T18:23:06Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T18:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThere is a notable scarcity of empirical studies focusing on online sexual grooming using real world, naturally occurring data. Limited research with real victims (as opposed to decoys) has indicated that more overt forceful threats are employed by offenders in such interaction; however, they tell us little about how these threats are built up and managed by both parties. Furthermore, the majority of research focuses on female victims, with limited attention paid to male victims. The current study presents a discursive psychology analysis of chat logs between one offender (posing as a teenage girl) and five male victims under the age of 16 years, in order to explore how victims attempt to resist such manoeuvres in situ, and how offenders manage such resistance. The sexualized nature evidenced in our data contrasts with other findings which suggest that boys are not sexually solicited and that interactions with boys are less aggressive and forceful. Our findings demonstrate for the first time how an offender escalated his issuing of threats following victims’ resistance and non-compliance to requests. Turning points that appeared odd in the online interactions suggest that they may be used to encourage children to be more reflective about any further engagement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSeymour‐Smith, S., & Kloess, J. A. (2021). A discursive analysis of compliance, resistance and escalation to threats in sexually exploitative interactions between offenders and male children. British Journal of Social Psychology.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/bjso.12437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4973
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBritish Journal of Social Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subjectmale victimsen_US
dc.subjectonline sexual groomingen_US
dc.subjectoffendersen_US
dc.subjectinternet crimesen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleA discursive analysis of compliance, resistance and escalation to threats in sexually exploitative interactions between offenders and male childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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