Breaking the silence
Examining process of cyber sextortion and victims’ coping strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6430765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fangzhou Wang (0000-0001-6212-3047, The University of Texas at Arlington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-116 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Victimology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-7580 • E-ISSN: 2047-9433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02697580241234331 |
| OpenAlex | W4392595995 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 46 |
Sextortion is the threat to distribute intimate, sexual materials unless a victim complies with particular demands. Cyber sextortion, specifically, takes advantage of the Internet’s anonymous nature and uses explicit personal images to inflict harm on victims. Despite this crime’s serious nature, there is a dearth of empirical knowledge of sextortion, particularly the process of fear management for the victims. This article employed a qualitative content analysis of the victim testimonials posted on the Reddit sextortion forum to explore the coping mechanisms of 175 cyber sextortion victims. Borrowed from the transactional model of stress and coping developed by Lazarus and Folkman, the characteristics of person–environment stimuli, ransom, appraisal and coping, revisit, and reappraisal were identified and revealed an extended model of fear and stress management applied particularly among sextortion victims. In addition, characteristics that are unique to female and male victims are also revealed in this analysis. In sum, the dynamic nature of fear and stress management among victims of sextortion implies specific crime control and prevention policies
Computer security · Coping (psychology · Medical emergency · Physics · Poison control · Process (computing · Silence · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |