Online sexual abuse of adolescents by a perpetrator met online: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Online sexual abuse—socio-demographic background (a) and experience of other forms of abuse (b)

	Not sexually abused on the internet N = 5258–5685		Sexually abused on the internet N = 30–32		p-value^a
	N	%	N	%	p
a. Socio-demographic background
Fathers working	4987	88.0	25	78.1	ns
Mothers working	4950	87.4	26	81.3	ns
Fathers with university education	2285	40.2	10	31.3	ns
Mothers with university education	2963	52.1	15	46.9	ns
Living situation
With both parents or alternating	4058	71.4	19	59.4	ns
With one parent with or without a new partner	1208	21.3	12	37.3	ns
Alone with sibling or partner	377	6.6	1	3.1	ns
In foster care or institution	37	.7	0	.0	ns
Study program
Theoretical	4047	71.2	20	62.5	ns
Immigrant background (self or at least one parent with immigrant background)	1574	27.7	13	40.6	ns
Family financial situation
Good	4516	79.5	21	65.6	ns
Poor	981	17.3	8	25.0	ns
Don’t know	185	3.3	3	9.4	ns
b. Other forms of abuse
Sexual abuse
Any sexual abuse	1085	20.6	17	56.7	< .001
Only penetrative abuse	335	6.4	10	33.3	< .001
Emotional abuse
Any emotional abuse	3276	57.8	26	81.3	.007
Insult	3100	54.7	24	75.0	.021
Threats of hitting	1113	19.6	18	56.3	< .001
Isolation from friends	938	16.5	15	46.9	< .001
Physical abuse
Any physical abuse	1756	31.0	21	65.6	< .001
Pushed, shaken	1343	23.7	17	53.1	< .001
Hit with hands	814	14.4	16	50.0	< .001
Throw something	763	13.5	10	33.3	.005
Kick, bite, hit with fist	315	5.6	8	25.0	< .001
Strangle	208	3.7	7	21.9	< .001
Hit with objects	196	3.5	3	9.4	ns
Burn, scald	99	1.7	3	9.4	.019
Other physical assault	466	8.2	11	34.4	< .001

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