Online Child Sexual Victimization of Children in Poland: Dynamics and Contributing Factors

• In Event: Adolescent Victimization and Offending: Empirical and Theoretical Insights from the International Self-Report Delinquency (ISRD) project

Abstract

Authors: Marta Dąbrowska, Ewa M. Guzik-Makaruk

This presentation aims to introduce the findings on Online Child Sexual Abuse (OCSA) in the context of the ISRD4 study conducted in Poland. We will discuss the experiences of victimization related to OCSA among Polish adolescents and the dynamics involved. The presentation is based on a statistical data analysis from the Polish ISRD4 study. The school-based survey was conducted between 2023 and 2024 in two major Polish cities, Białystok and Rzeszów. It utilized the standardized ISRD4 questionnaire, which included an additional national module specifically focused on online child sexual abuse. The primary objective of this paper is to present the dynamics of OCSA victimization and to explore the factors associated with it.

Authors

• Marta Dabrowska, University of Bialystok, Poland

• Ewa Monika Guzik-Makaruk, Police Academy in Szczytno