Universität zu Köln

Bergen, Emilia, Ahto, Anna, Schulz, Anja, Imhoff, Roland ORCID: 0000-0003-0807-463X, Antfolk, Jan ORCID: 0000-0003-0334-4987, Schuhmann, Petya, Alanko, Katarina, Santtila, Pekka and Jern, Patrick (2015). Adult-Adult and Adult-Child/Adolescent Online Sexual Interactions: An Exploratory Self-Report Study on the Role of Situational Factors. J. Sex Res., 52 (9). S. 1006 - 1017. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1559-8519

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Abstract

Alcohol intoxication, sexual arousal, and negative emotional states have been found to precede certain sexual behaviors. Using data from an online self-report survey distributed to adults (N=717; 423 men and 304 women), we compared adults with adult online sexual interactions (n = 640; 89.3%) to adults with interactions with a child or an adolescent (n = 77; 10.7%) on how much they reported being affected by the following factors surrounding the time of the interactions: alcohol intoxication, sexual arousal, sadness, boredom, stress, and shame. We found that those with a child or adolescent contact reported higher sexual arousal and more shame before the interaction, compared with those with an adult contact. In addition, the levels of negative emotional states varied when levels before the interactions were compared with levels after the interactions, suggesting that engaging in online sexual interactions alleviated negative emotional states, at least temporarily. The alleviatory effects, however, were accompanied by higher levels of shame after the interactions. Overall, adults that engage in online sexual interactions have remarkably similar perceptions of the situation surrounding these activities, independent of the age of their online contacts. Limitations of the study are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bergen, Emilia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ahto, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulz, Anja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Imhoff, Roland UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-463X UNSPECIFIED Antfolk, Jan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-4987 UNSPECIFIED Schuhmann, Petya UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Alanko, Katarina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Santtila, Pekka UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jern, Patrick UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-388448
DOI:	10.1080/00224499.2014.914462
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Sex Res.
Volume:	52
Number:	9
Page Range:	S. 1006 - 1017
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1559-8519
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION; CHILD PORNOGRAPHY; INTERNET; OFFENDERS; AROUSAL; INTENTIONS; MYOPIA; RISK Multiple languages Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38844