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  • Adolescent Health
  • Public Safety
  • Mental Health Research

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  • Sextortion, defined as the threat of disseminating explicit images without consent for coercion, is a critical public safety and health issue impacting youth.
  • The prevalence and consequences of sextortion are increasingly recognized as significant concerns in recent years.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of sextortion among adolescents.
  • To examine the relationship between sextortion experiences and suicidality in young people.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study design was employed.
  • An anonymous online survey was administered to a national sample of 3416 middle and high school students (aged 13-17).
  • The survey included questions on sextortion experiences and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 15% of the surveyed youth reported being targets of sextortion.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analyses confirmed a statistically significant association between sextortion victimization and suicidality.
  • The familiarity between the victim and offender (known offline or not) did not influence the relationship with suicidality.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is essential to understand the root causes and develop effective prevention and intervention strategies for sextortion.
  • Educating youth and caregivers about the risks of sexting, including sextortion and its potential negative mental health impacts, is a crucial prevention step.