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- Title
Understanding and Intervening with Survivors of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: An Application of Social Cognition Theory.
- Authors
O'Brien, Jennifer; Preble, Kathleen
- Abstract
Domestic minor sex trafficking (DSMT)- also known as the commercial sexual exploitation of youth (CSEY)- is the exchange of sex or sexual acts by an individual under the age of 18 in their country of origin for goods, services, drugs, or money. Research suggests that the children and youth in the United States at most risk for DMST victimization have complex histories of abuse and deprivation; however, the current theoretical frameworks used to understand individuals who have experienced DMST victimization fail to capture these complex histories. Social cognition theory (SCT) allows for a more nuanced understanding of person-environment adaptation. Accordingly, SCT may be useful to enhance our understanding of the cognitive processes youth who have experienced DMST victimization have and how these thoughts are impacted by social, environmental, and personal factors. The current manuscript presents an in-depth application of social cognition theory to DMST risk and prevention scholarship. Using current research on risk and prevention approaches, a model is presented offering a unique and innovative way of understanding DMST victimization in service of informing future prevention interventions. Implications for treatment using a DMST prevention program as an illustrative case example are offered.
- Subjects
SEX trafficking of minors; SOCIAL cognitive theory; PREVENTION of sex trafficking of minors; INTERVENTION (Social services); CHILD trafficking victims; SURVIVORS of abuse
- Publication
Clinical Social Work Journal, 2023, Vol 51, Issue 3, p307
- ISSN
0091-1674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10615-023-00877-z