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Analysis of institutional authors

Gamez Guadix, ManuelAuthorRoman Gonzalez, Francisco JavierAuthorSantisteban Pérez, PatríciaAuthor

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October 13, 2021
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Creencias erróneas sobre el abuso sexual online de menores (“child grooming”) y evaluación de un programa de prevención

Publicated to: Behavioral Psychology-Psicologia Conductual. 29 (2): 283-296 - 2021-01-01 29(2), DOI: 10.51668/bp.8321204s

Authors:

Gámez-Guadix, M; Román, FJ; Mateos, E; de Santiesteban, P
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Affiliations

Univ Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Basque Country, Leioa, Biscay, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universidad del País Vasco - Author
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Abstract

Online child grooming is the process by which an adult manages to sexually victimize a minor using the Internet as a tool. The objectives of the current study were to determine and analyze the erroneous beliefs held by minors about online grooming, and develop and evaluate the efficacy of a preventive program in mitigating these misconceptions. A sample comprising 395 adolescents aged 12-16 years (52.8% girls, M= 13.33 years, SD= 1.01) completed self-report questionnaires. A relatively high proportion of the sample had been sexually solicited by an adult (19%) or had engaged in online sexual interaction with an adult (13%). Most adolescents were unaware that online grooming is a form of sexual harassment and that male adolescents could also be victims of online sexual harassment. The intervention group showed a higher level of knowledge than the control group for eight of the 11 items. These findings suggest that greater awareness of online child grooming will contribute to its prevention.
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Keywords

abuseadolescentsdepressive symptomatologypreventionAbuseAdolescentsDepressive symptomatologyOnline groomingPreventionSexual solicitations

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Behavioral Psychology-Psicologia Conductual, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Psychology, Clinical, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.18. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Normalized Impact calculated by Dialnet Metrics: 6.67 (source consulted: Dialnet Metrics Dec 2023)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-03, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 13
  • Scopus: 11
  • Google Scholar: 24
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 106 (PlumX).
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Gamez-Guadix, Manuel) and Last Author (de Santiesteban, Patricia).

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