Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a multifaceted global phenomenon in which adolescents involved in the child welfare system form a high risk population. However, studies conducted in European countries remain scarce. We recruited a sample of 67 adolescents (50.7% girls and 47.8%...

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Autores: Pereda Beltran, Noemí, Codina, Marta, Díaz-Faes, Diego A., Kanter, Bárbara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Centres d'acolliment
Prostitució infantil
Adolescents
Estat del benestar
Infants
Almshouses
Child prostitution
Teenagers
Welfare state
Children
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spelling Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behaviorPereda Beltran, NoemíCodina, MartaDíaz-Faes, Diego A.Kanter, BárbaraCentres d'acollimentProstitució infantilAdolescentsEstat del benestarInfantsAlmshousesChild prostitutionTeenagersWelfare stateChildrenCommercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a multifaceted global phenomenon in which adolescents involved in the child welfare system form a high risk population. However, studies conducted in European countries remain scarce. We recruited a sample of 67 adolescents (50.7% girls and 47.8% boys) aged between 13 and 18 years old (<em>M </em>= 15.8; <em>SD </em>= 2.2) in residential care in the child welfare system in the south-east of Spain, and surveyed them about their runaway behavior, knowledge and perception of CSEC, and possible related preventive measures. Using a mixed-methods approach, we found that 47.8% of the adolescents reported having run away from the residential center and 92.5% knew someone that had run away. A total of 71.6% of the adolescents were aware of the problem of CSEC, and demanded more education and protection. They highlighted various motivations for engaging in this type of behavior. The use of ICT emerged as an important risk factor to take into account in prevention programs.Elsevier Ltd2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/208427Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106612Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 141, 106612https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106612cc-by-nc (c) Pereda Beltran, Noemí et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2084272026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
title Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
spellingShingle Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Centres d'acolliment
Prostitució infantil
Adolescents
Estat del benestar
Infants
Almshouses
Child prostitution
Teenagers
Welfare state
Children
title_short Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
title_full Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
title_fullStr Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
title_full_unstemmed Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
title_sort Giving a voice to adolescents in residential care: Knowledge and perceptions of commercial sexual exploitation and runaway behavior
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Codina, Marta
Díaz-Faes, Diego A.
Kanter, Bárbara
author Pereda Beltran, Noemí
author_facet Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Codina, Marta
Díaz-Faes, Diego A.
Kanter, Bárbara
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author2 Codina, Marta
Díaz-Faes, Diego A.
Kanter, Bárbara
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Centres d'acolliment
Prostitució infantil
Adolescents
Estat del benestar
Infants
Almshouses
Child prostitution
Teenagers
Welfare state
Children
topic Centres d'acolliment
Prostitució infantil
Adolescents
Estat del benestar
Infants
Almshouses
Child prostitution
Teenagers
Welfare state
Children
description Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a multifaceted global phenomenon in which adolescents involved in the child welfare system form a high risk population. However, studies conducted in European countries remain scarce. We recruited a sample of 67 adolescents (50.7% girls and 47.8% boys) aged between 13 and 18 years old (<em>M </em>= 15.8; <em>SD </em>= 2.2) in residential care in the child welfare system in the south-east of Spain, and surveyed them about their runaway behavior, knowledge and perception of CSEC, and possible related preventive measures. Using a mixed-methods approach, we found that 47.8% of the adolescents reported having run away from the residential center and 92.5% knew someone that had run away. A total of 71.6% of the adolescents were aware of the problem of CSEC, and demanded more education and protection. They highlighted various motivations for engaging in this type of behavior. The use of ICT emerged as an important risk factor to take into account in prevention programs.
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Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 141, 106612
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