Is sexting bad for adolescent girls’ psychological well-being? A longitudinal assessment in middle to late adolescence

Burić, Jakov; Garcia, Justin R.; Štulhofer, Ariana

doi:10.1177/1461444820931091

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“…Communication between parents and youth who participate in sexting is disrupted. In general, poor family communication increases the likelihood that youth will engage in sexting (48,59). Burić, Garcia and Štulhofer (48) found in a sample of Croatian adolescents that a family environment characterised by intense quarrels, aggressive behaviour and ignoring family members was related to more frequent sexting among young people.…”

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“…In general, poor family communication increases the likelihood that youth will engage in sexting (48,59). Burić, Garcia and Štulhofer (48) found in a sample of Croatian adolescents that a family environment characterised by intense quarrels, aggressive behaviour and ignoring family members was related to more frequent sexting among young people. A study conducted among Canadian adolescents revealed that better parent-child communication predicted less sending of sexually explicit images (60).…”

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Social Ecological Approach to Sexting Behaviour

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Sesar

2021

Central Eur J Paed

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Objective − The aim of this paper was to collect and summarize findings regarding the factors associated with sexting experiences and their correlates, under Bronfenbrenner's socio-ecological theory. Methods − We reviewed the literature in the field of sexting to show how numerous factors that have been found to influence sexting behaviour can be included within a social-ecological framework. Electronic literature searches were conducted between May and June 2021 in the following databases: EbscoHOST (PsycINFO, PSychArticles), ERIC, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. Conclusion − This model seems to be a good framework for systematizing the results of research in this area, and can be used as a guide for future research on sexting. We encourage researchers to expand or redefine the proposed determinants of sexting in a theoretically more satisfactory way, as well as to explore it empirically. To help youth avoid the negative consequences of engaging in potentially harmful sexting behaviours, the multiple systems that surround young people should work together to provide young people with the skills necessary to make good choices about their sexual behaviours.

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Section: Familymentioning

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Social Ecological Approach to Sexting Behaviour

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Sesar

2021

Central Eur J Paed

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“…Concerning gender, few studies showed that females are more willing to send sexts (e.g., Mitchell et al, 2012;Ybarra and Mitchell, 2014), few indicated higher sexing willingness among males (e.g., West et al, 2014;Festl et al, 2019), and some found no significant differences between the genders (e.g., Kim et al, 2020). In general, females are often considered to have a high risk of experiencing negative consequences of OSE (e.g., Bianchi et al, 2019;Burić et al, 2020). Against this background, we examined whether age and gender-related differences in OSV and OSE were identifiable in the current random-quotabased study: RQ2: Are there gender and age-related differences in OSV and OSE?…”

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A Longitudinal Study on Online Sexual Engagement, Victimization, and Psychosocial Well-Being

2021

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Several cross-sectional studies have shown that online sexual engagement (OSE) in the form of sexting or sexy self-presentation on social media is associated with an increased risk of experiencing negative consequences, such as online sexual victimization (OSV) or lower levels of psychosocial well-being. However, representative and longitudinal studies are scarce. The current study follows three research goals: (1) examining the prevalence of OSE and OSV among a random-quota sample of 1,019 German Internet users aged 14–64 years, (2) examining gender and age-related differences in OSE and OSV, and (3) examining the longitudinal relationships between OSE, OSV, and psychosocial well-being over a period of 1 year. Our results indicate that OSE and OSV are relatively widespread: 17.7% of the participants had already experienced OSV, 25.3% indicated that they had presented themselves online in a sexualized manner at least once in the past 2 months, and 22.7% showed a certain willingness to engage in sexting. We found higher rates among the younger participants. However, to a certain degree, older individuals were also affected. Male participants showed higher sexting willingness and more often presented themselves in a sexualized manner than females, whereas only small differences related to OSV were found. Concerning relationships with psychosocial well-being, our cross-sectional results showed that OSE, OSV, and mental problems are intercorrelated. Furthermore, we detected a significant long-term relationship between higher sexting willingness at time 1 and more victimization experienced 1 year later, whereas no significant longitudinal associations with lower levels of psychosocial well-being were identified.

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“…The majority of the existing research has focused on depression and anxiety, with mixed findings emerging. Several studies identified positive associations between sexting and depression [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], while others found no significant relationship [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Similarly, for anxiety, while a number of studies identified positive associations [ 5 , 8 , 14 , 15 ], others reported no significant relationship [ 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”

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“…Several studies identified positive associations between sexting and depression [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], while others found no significant relationship [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Similarly, for anxiety, while a number of studies identified positive associations [ 5 , 8 , 14 , 15 ], others reported no significant relationship [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Beyond these two variables, sexting has been linked to higher impulsivity [ 13 ], greater psychological distress [ 4 , 16 ], higher levels of stress and lower self-esteem [ 8 ], conduct disorder [ 15 ], and borderline personality disorder features [ 17 ].…”

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Multiple Forms of Sexting and Associations with Psychosocial Health in Early Adolescents

Baumler

Temple

2021

IJERPH

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Despite the recent surge of sexting research, the link between sexting and psychosocial health remains inconclusive. To address this gap in the literature, we examined the link between multiple forms of sexting and a range of psychosocial health problems. Data were from a randomized controlled trial of a school-based dating violence prevention program. Participants were 2199 early adolescents (49.8% female) aged 14 years and under (mean age = 13.53, SD = 0.50) enrolled in middle-schools in southeast Texas. Participants self-reported to be 35.4% Hispanic, 7.9% Non-Hispanic White, 26.2% Non-Hispanic Black, 18.6% Asian, and 11.9% other. Multilevel multivariate regressions found that pressured sexting was associated with hostility and aggressive temperament. Receiving unsolicited sexts was associated with depression, impulsivity, hostility, emotion dysregulation, and aggressive temperament. Forwarding sexts without permission was linked to hostility. Asking someone for sexts was linked to impulsivity and aggressive temperament, while being asked to send a sext was associated with depression, anxiety, impulsivity, hostility, emotion dysregulation, and aggressive temperament. Finally, consensual sexting was not significantly associated with poor psychosocial health of any type. Interventions should focus on preventing pressured sexting and teaching early adolescents on how to respond to being pressured to sext.

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Is sexting bad for adolescent girls’ psychological well-being? A longitudinal assessment in middle to late adolescence

Cited by 22 publications

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Social Ecological Approach to Sexting Behaviour

Social Ecological Approach to Sexting Behaviour

A Longitudinal Study on Online Sexual Engagement, Victimization, and Psychosocial Well-Being

Multiple Forms of Sexting and Associations with Psychosocial Health in Early Adolescents

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