Multi-Country Empirical Repository on Technology-Facilitated Sexual Exploitation, Peer Propagation, and Psychosocial Trauma Among Minors (24 Jurisdictions)
Description
This repository contains cross-national secondary empirical data collected across 24 diverse jurisdictions, encompassing approximately 302 million youth. The dataset is structured to support comprehensive multi-disciplinary investigations into technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse (TFSEA) among minors. Specifically, the data maps the intersection of digital platform utilization (mainstream social media ecosystems, online gaming conduits, and generative AI synthetic media generation), perpetrator relationship typologies (highlighting peer propagation dynamics), and clinical mental health outcomes (including psychiatric risk multipliers for self-harm, suicidal ideation, and anxiety). Furthermore, the repository quantifies institutional and structural reporting gaps, capturing disclosure silence rates and formal reporting metrics. The dataset is organized into five distinct analytical sheets designed for public health epidemiology, child protection policy development, and cyberpsychology research.
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Data Sourcing & Secondary Aggregation: Systematic extraction and synthesis of multi-jurisdictional empirical findings, prevalence figures, and risk metrics from official institutional reports, global child protection repositories (e.g., UNICEF, Disrupting Harm), and peer-reviewed cyber-victimization studies. Jurisdictional Boundary Filtering: Inclusion and cross-verification of data points strictly spanning the 24 selected global jurisdictions to maintain a unified cross-national sample representing approximately 302 million youth. Variable Categorization & Standardization: Normalization of heterogeneous metrics across source documents into five standardized analytical domains: global prevalence scaling, digital platform vectors, perpetrator relationship typologies, psychiatric/clinical trauma multipliers, and institutional reporting voids. Tabular Structuring in Spreadsheet Architecture: Systematic population of the standardized metrics into a multi-tab Microsoft Excel repository (TFSEA_Minors_Secondary_Data_Repository.xlsx), separating global scale, platform/perpetrator breakdowns, psychological impacts, geographic scopes, and country-level empirical data. Integrity & Consistency Audit: Verification of cross-tabulation metrics, numerical rate ranges (such as the 59–60% social media vector and 57% known-peer baseline), and institutional references to ensure absolute data consistency prior to open-access repository deposit.