Social Network Exposure to Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Risk of Harm to Youths
Ieke de Vries, Matthew Kafafian, Sheelah Gobar, Amy Farrell

TL;DR
Youths exposed to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) through their social networks are at higher risk of experiencing CSE themselves, especially if they had fewer childhood adversities.
Contribution
This study identifies how social network exposure to CSE increases personal CSE risk and highlights the importance of network modeling in prevention strategies.
Findings
Youths with social network exposure to CSE are nearly three times more likely to experience CSE themselves.
Youths with fewer childhood adversities show a stronger association between network exposure and CSE risk.
CSE-exposed youths are more likely to be socially connected to others with similar experiences, indicating network clustering.
Abstract
What is the association between social network exposure to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and risk of youths experiencing CSE? In this cross-sectional study of 997 youths, network exposure was significantly associated with a higher risk of CSE, especially among youths with fewer childhood adversities. Network analysis showed that youths with CSE experiences connected more often with others who shared similar experiences. These findings suggest that reducing social exposure to high-risk networks may help prevent CSE and that network modeling may identify at-risk youths and inform prevention efforts. This cross-sectional study examines the association between social network exposure to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and youth risk of experiencing CSE, focusing on the interaction between exposure and childhood adversities. Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of young…
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TopicsSex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gender, Feminism, and Media
