A Modern Danger for Adolescents: From Online Flirtation to Sexual Abuse


Kocturk N., Yuksel F.

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.294-300, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

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Objective: The Internet is an important communication tool facilitating access to information. Use of social media has been rapidly increasing among young people in Turkey. Thus, adolescents could be regarded to be at risk of online sexual abuse. This study evaluates Internet use as a means of child sexual abuse, looking at the reasons and personal and familial characteristics.