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- The impact of online grooming and his relationship with other types of victimizationPublication . Barreiros, Inês Elosegui Dias; Almeida, TelmaBackground: Online grooming is using sexual solicitations and interactions between an adult and a minor in the digital context. Some studies indicate that experiencing previous violence may lead to other forms of offline and online victimization. Online victimization is a present problem that increases mental health problems among adolescents. During the COVID-19 pandemic confinement, there was an increase in adolescents’ high-risk online behaviors. Objective: It is intended to characterize online grooming among Portuguese adolescents, identify its presence during and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and analyze its relationship with sexting, other juvenile victimization, depression, and self-esteem. It is also intended to compare victims and non-victims of online grooming regarding sexting, sextortion, other types of juvenile victimization, online parental control, depression, and self-esteem. Participants: The sample comprises 106 Portuguese adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years (M=13.20, SD=1.07), of which 57 were boys and 49 were girls. Method: The participants answered the sociodemographic questionnaire, QOSSIA, SQ, JVQ, CDI, and RSES. Results: There were statistically significant correlations between online grooming, sexting, juvenile victimization, depression, and self-esteem. Online grooming victims had higher scores in sexting, sextortion, other types of juvenile victimization and depression, and lower scores in self-esteem. Adolescents who engage in sexting also had higher scores of depression. Higher levels of online grooming and sexting were identified during and after the COVID-19 confinement. Conclusion: The current study contributes to the scientific knowledge in Forensic and Health Psychology regarding online grooming. A better understanding of this concept enables the development of prevention programs for online sexual victimization, promoting strategies to reduce the risk and consequences of online grooming among Portuguese adolescents.