School of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University , Teaneck, NJ, USA.
Psychology Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice , New York, NY, USA.
J Child Sex Abus. 2020 Oct;29(7):855-875. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801935. Epub 2020 Oct 2.
Sexual grooming has been deemed an integral part of the child sexual abuse process. However, there has yet to be a universally accepted model for this process and, as a consequence, there is no clear understanding of which behaviors constitute sexual grooming. One proposed model of in-person sexual grooming outlined five stages of the process: 1) victim selection, 2) gaining access and isolating a child, 3) trust development, 4) desensitization to sexual content and physical contact, and 5) maintenance following the abuse. The present study sought to validate this Sexual Grooming Model (SGM) and identify behaviors that may be employed during each stage of the process. First, a thorough review of the literature was conducted to generate a comprehensive list of sexual grooming behaviors ( = 77). Second, 18 experts in the field completed a survey which asked them to rate the extent to which each of the five stages and potential grooming behaviors were relevant to the sexual grooming process. Results provided support for the SGM and produced 42 behaviors that were considered to be grooming tactics within these stages. From this, the first validated, comprehensive model of in-person sexual grooming is proposed. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications and future directions in the field.
性诱拐已被视为儿童性虐待过程的一个组成部分。然而，目前还没有一个被普遍接受的该过程模型，因此，对于哪些行为构成性诱拐还没有明确的认识。一个提出的面对面性诱拐模型概述了该过程的五个阶段：1）受害者选择，2）获得并隔离儿童，3）建立信任，4）对性内容和身体接触脱敏，5）虐待后的维持。本研究旨在验证这种性诱拐模型（SGM），并确定在该过程的每个阶段可能采用的行为。首先，对文献进行了全面审查，以生成性诱拐行为的综合清单（= 77）。其次，该领域的 18 名专家完成了一项调查，要求他们评估五个阶段中的每一个阶段以及潜在的诱拐行为与性诱拐过程的相关性程度。结果为 SGM 提供了支持，并确定了 42 种被认为是这些阶段中的诱拐策略的行为。由此，提出了第一个经过验证的、全面的面对面性诱拐模型。文章最后讨论了该领域的意义和未来方向。
