Florida International University, United States.
Florida International University, United States.
Child Abuse Negl. 2021 May;115:105015. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105015. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
Previous research has demonstrated that social support systems such as family, peers, or social services can play a role in adolescent girls' involvement in commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) (Hargreaves- Cormany & Patterson, 2016; Phillips, 2015, Reid & Piquero, 2016).
Few studies have specifically explored the meanings adolescent girls with a history of CSE give to their social networks and how these may be associated with CSE vulnerability. The current study examines how important networks are labeled and characterized by these youth.
This study identifies the social networks used by eight racial/ethnic minority adolescent girls who have experienced CSE.
Using individual interviews, participants were asked to identify individuals and systems with which they interact and provide meanings about these social supports' roles and value in their lives. Additionally, the degree to which participants viewed each source as influential was explored. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Social Network Theory guided the analysis.
Two major themes emerged from the data: a) the social networks perceived as influential in the participants' daily lives and b) the perception of the social network's characteristics as negative or positive. Both positive and negative social networks contained some of the same members.
The current findings point to key social networks for racial/ethnic minority adolescent girls and the potential role of these networks regarding girls' CSE vulnerability. The duality of some network members illustrate the importance of viewing the role of social networks as both complex and dynamic for girls who have experienced CSE. Clinicians should take care to consider the role of intersectional factors when treating members of this community.
先前的研究表明，家庭、同龄人或社会服务等社会支持系统在少女参与商业性性剥削（CSE）中发挥作用（Hargreaves-Cormany & Patterson，2016；Phillips，2015；Reid & Piquero，2016）。
很少有研究专门探讨有过 CSE 经历的少女赋予其社交网络的意义，以及这些意义如何与 CSE 脆弱性相关。本研究考察了这些青少年如何标记和描述重要的网络。
本研究确定了经历过 CSE 的 8 名少数族裔少女所使用的社交网络。
使用个人访谈，要求参与者识别与他们互动的个人和系统，并提供这些社交支持在他们生活中的角色和价值的意义。此外，还探讨了参与者认为每个来源的影响力程度。采用主题分析对数据进行分析。社会网络理论指导了分析。
数据中出现了两个主要主题：a）参与者日常生活中认为有影响力的社交网络；b）对社交网络特征的感知为负面或正面。正面和负面的社交网络都包含了一些相同的成员。
目前的研究结果指向了少数族裔少女的关键社交网络，以及这些网络在女孩的 CSE 脆弱性方面的潜在作用。一些网络成员的双重性说明了对于经历过 CSE 的女孩来说，看待社交网络角色的复杂性和动态性的重要性。临床医生在治疗这个社区的成员时，应注意考虑交叉因素的作用。
