First Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-1)

The First Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS-1) is a telephone survey of a national sample of 1,501 youth, ages 10 to 17, and their parents, to assess the incidence, consequences and risk factors related to unwanted or illegal exposure of children and adolescents to sexual solicitation, harassment and pornography on the Internet and to determine children's and parent's knowledge of how to respond to such episodes. Results indicate that approximately one in five youth (19%) received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet in the last year while one in thirty-three (3%) received an aggressive sexual solicitation where a solicitor asked to meet them somewhere, called them on the telephone, sent them mail, money or gifts. One in four (25%) had an unwanted exposure to pornography online in the last year. One in seventeen (6%) youth was threatened or harassed online in the last year. A small percentage of young people who reported these incidents were distressed by them. Only a fraction of all episodes were reported to authorities such as a law enforcement agency, an Internet Service Provider, or a hotline. About one-quarter of the youth who encountered a sexual solicitation or approach told a parent. About 40% of those reporting an unwanted exposure to pornography told a parent. The survey suggests that youth encounter a substantial quantity of offensive episodes, some of which are distressing and most of which are unreported. A comprehensive strategy to respond to the problem would aim to reduce the qualtity of offensive behavior, better shield young people from its likely occurrence, increase the level of reporting, and provide more help to youth and families to protect them from any consequences.首届青少年互联网安全调查（YISS-1）是一项针对全国范围内1501名10至17岁青少年及其家长开展的电话调查，旨在评估儿童与青少年在互联网上非自愿或非法遭遇性引诱、骚扰及色情内容接触的发生率、后果与风险因素，并了解青少年与家长应对此类事件的认知情况。调查结果显示，约五分之一的青少年（19%）在过去一年中曾在互联网上遭遇性引诱或搭讪；每33名青少年中即有1名（3%）遭遇激进型性引诱，即引诱者提出线下见面、致电、寄送信件、金钱或礼品。四分之一（25%）的青少年在过去一年中曾非自愿接触网络色情内容；每17名青少年中即有1名（6%）曾在网络上遭遇威胁或骚扰。仅有少数遭遇此类事件的青少年因此产生心理困扰。所有事件中仅极小比例被上报至执法机构、互联网服务提供商或求助热线等相关部门。约四分之一遭遇性引诱或搭讪的青少年告知了家长；约40%报告过非自愿接触网络色情内容事件的青少年告知了家长。该调查表明，青少年会遭遇大量冒犯性网络事件，其中部分会令其感到痛苦，且绝大多数事件未被上报。应对此类问题的综合策略应致力于减少冒犯性行为的发生，更好地保护青少年免受此类事件侵扰，提升事件上报率，并为青少年及其家庭提供更多帮扶，以降低事件带来的负面影响。