@article{ref1,
title="Pronoun usage in online sexual predation",
journal="Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking",
year="2018",
author="Baryshevtsev, Maxim V. and McGlone, Matthew S.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="117-122",
abstract="We investigated pronoun usage by sexual predators in their online interactions with &quot;decoys&quot; (i.e., adults identifying themselves as children). Computerized text analysis was conducted for 561 instant messaging conversations between contact-driven solicitation offenders (CDSOs) and decoys. CDSOs not only used significantly fewer first-person and more second-person singular pronouns than the decoys but also used more second-person pronouns than adult romantic partners discussing their courtship. The other-focused nature of CDSOs' text messages is consistent with theories of the luring process positing predators' emphasis on making their targets feel special to initiate the cycle of entrapment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2152-2715",
doi="10.1089/cyber.2016.0625",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0625"
}