Multi-Level Analysis of Factors in Cyber sexual Victimization of Children and Adolescents

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, criminal Law and criminology Department, Faculty of law and political science, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Master of Science in Criminal Law for children and adolescent, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

With advances of technology and emergence of new situations in the digital era, victimization of children has obtained complex and modern forms. The present study has been conducted in order to analyze effective factors and causes of on this type of victimization of juveniles. The central issue of the research is to identify various factors that facilitate or accelerate the process of child victimization in this complex environment. This research is descriptive-analytical in terms of methodology. The dominant approach in this research is meta-analysis of pre-existing data. Data collection was carried out through a systematic review of documents and a library method. For this purpose, a variety of information sources were used, including written and digital resources, scientific research articles, academic theses, domestic and international reports, as well as reputable scientific databases. The findings of the study show that cyber sexual victimization of children is the result of a complex interaction of several key factors: internal factors, including individual characteristics such as age, gender, and virtual lifestyle, and psychological factors such as sexual curiosity and thrill seeking; and external factors, including community-based factors such as the socio-economic level of the family, the cultural gap in media and sexual literacy education and training, and development-based factors such as the socialization of the child by the family. The present study has provided a context to design multi-dimension preventive measures and effective supporting policies by presenting a comprehensive analysis of multi-level factors affecting this phenomenon.

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Volume 22, Issue 30 - Serial Number 30
December 2025
Pages 369-405
  • Receive Date: 01 January 2026
  • Revise Date: 05 February 2026
  • Accept Date: 19 March 2026
  • Publish Date: 22 December 2025