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Psychological Perspectives of Virtual Child Sexual Abuse Material
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“Christensen et al. (2021) argued that users of virtual CSAM may experience fantasy escalation, whereby tolerance builds over time and leads to the pursuit of more extreme or real-world material.”
From AI-generated child sexual abuse material: what’s the harm? (2026) · cites this paper as Christensen et al. (2021)
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“As Christensen et al. (2021) argue, the perceived anonymity of virtual CSAM use may reduce users' inhibitions and foster distorted rationalizations, such as the belief that 'no one is harmed.'”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Christensen, L. S., Moritz, D., & Pearson, A.
- Affiliations
- University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Christensen, Larissa S.
- Venue
- Sexuality & Culture
- Published
- 2021-02-05
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1353-1365
- ISSN
- 1095-5143 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4822
- OpenAlex
- W3129103771
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 1.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
- www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
- Locations
- Sexuality & Culture (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Social Sciences › Law › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Keywords
- morphing, 3D rendering, cognitive distortions, schemas, person-situation interaction, rational choice theory, offender psychology, law enforcement
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