TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Pronoun usage in online sexual predation
JO  - Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
A1  - Baryshevtsev, Maxim V.
A1  - McGlone, Matthew S.
SP  - 117
EP  - 122
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
N2  - We investigated pronoun usage by sexual predators in their online interactions with "decoys" (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2152-2715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0625
ID  - ref1
ER  -