Most of the sexual abuse of adults is perpetrated by someone known to the victim. However, the majority of research studying the modus operandi of adult sexual abuse has focused on the behaviors and tactics of stranger rapists. There has been reference in the media to adult sexual grooming, ...
Signs of grooming behaviorGrooming behaviors can be difficult to spot. That is because they can sometimes look like normal interactions. For example, giving a child gifts may be normal for someone close to the family. Still, it’s important to know the possible signs. ...
We also try to provide examples of the types of behaviors one might see in each stage of the process. It’s important to note that Sexual Grooming is a dynamic process. Therefore the lines that distinguish each of the stages are not always the same in every case. The term “Sexual ...
The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is a serious problem. Adult sexual predators often use strategies known as grooming to entice their victims. These include targeting particularly vulnerable youth, gift giving, and systematically engaging in desensitizing sexual behaviors. Less commonly discusse...
In recent years more people have heard the termsexualgrooming, as it has been used to describe the predatory behaviors of Jerry Sandusky, Michael Jackson, priests in the Catholic church, and others who have been accused or convicted of childsexual abuse. It generally r...
Participants were 1,133 undergraduate college students at two public institutions in the United States who completed an online survey retrospectively exploring Internet behaviors, experiences of online sexual solicitation or online grooming, and perceptions of the experience. Results showed that one-quarter...
Online grooming is the process by which an adult, through the use of information and communication technologies, gains access to a minor and obtains their trust to engage in some type of sexual interaction with them. This process involves the use of a series of persuasion strategies that allow...
However, to date, no research has empirically explored sexual grooming in adults. This case study examines adult sexual grooming through the lens of the content-validated Sexual Grooming Model (SGM) of child sexual abuse, suggesting considerable overlap between the behaviors and tactics outlined in ...
The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is a serious problem. Adult sexual predators often use strategies known as grooming to entice their victims. These include targeting particularly vulnerable youth, gift giving, and system...
Grooming Children into Child Sexual Abuse and Its Effects on Adult Trauma SymptomsMolly Wolf, PhD