Mental health correlates of sexting coercion perpetration and victimisation in university students by gender

Gassó, Aina M.; Mueller‐Johnson, Katrin; Agustina, José R.; Gómez‐Durán, Esperanza L.

doi:10.1080/13552600.2021.1894493

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“…Other demographic variables showed slight differences between IBSA perpetrators and non-perpetrators. Most background variables did not vary between both groups, such as marital status, academic situation, living situation, employment status or frequency of internet access, in line with previous research ( 11 , 17 , 22 , 29 ). However, results showed significant differences for global psychopathology, with perpetrators showing higher rates of psychopathology than non-perpetrators.…”

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“…The same online survey included all of the instruments mentioned in the previous section. This article is part of an ongoing work that uses the same sample as the one used in Gassó and Gómez-Durán ( 22 ) and Gassó et al ( 17 ).…”

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“…Findings also suggested that participants who had been victims of online sexual victimization were also more likely to report engagement in perpetration behaviors ( 16 ). Finally, a recent study carried out in Spain reported that 6.4% of participants had engaged in sexting coercion perpetration, with males being 7 times more likely to be perpetrators than females ( 17 ).…”

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Psychopathological aspects of sexting and IBSA perpetrators: A brief research report

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IntroductionIBSA has been defined as taking, distributing, and/or making threats to distribute, a sexual image without a person's consent, and up to date there is still limited research on IBSA perpetration and characteristics of IBSA perpetrators. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify characteristics of IBSA perpetrators, in order to guide future intervention and prevention programs.MethodsAn online survey was conducted regarding IBSA related behaviors and psychopathology. The original sample comprised 1,370 Spanish college students (74% females).ResultsThe IBSA perpetrator subsample comprised 284 participants (49.5% females). Our findings indicate that perpetrators are more commonly males, with higher psychopathology scores, especially in hostility scales, with previous IBSA victimization experiences, and who usually target friends, to have fun or as a joke, or partners, to flirt. Furthermore, when examining intragroup differences regarding perpetration level of severity, results showed that those who reported engaging in the most severe forms of IBSA reported higher rates of psychopathology and hostility. Yet, to intervene in those who present more severe behaviors, we must also pay attention to depression, somatization and sleep disturbances.ConclusionsIBSA perpetrators share key factors that could be targeted in forensic and clinical interventions, and that should be taken into account when designing effective offender intervention programs. Intervention programs should focus on anger-management issues that help reduce perpetrators' hostility and anxiety symptoms, and should also be aimed at modifying attitudes that justify perpetration behaviors and contribute to harmful interactions with their friends or to intimate partner violent dynamics.

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“…The sharing and publication of personal sexual content and information have recently garnered wide scientific and public attention (e.g., Del Rey et al, 2019 ; Burić et al, 2020 ; Cornelius et al, 2020 ; Gassó et al, 2020 , 2021a , b ; van Ouytsel et al, 2020 ; Barroso et al, 2021 ; Wachs et al, 2021 ). Practices, such as sexting (e.g., Wolak and Finkelhor, 2011 ; Döring, 2014 ) or sexualized forms of self-presentation on social media platforms ( sexy self-presentation ; e.g., van Oosten and Vandenbosch, 2017 ; van Ouytsel et al, 2020 ), are increasingly popular, especially among adolescents and young adults.…”

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“…Both sexting and sexy self-presentation have been considered sexual risk behaviors that may result in severe negative consequences, such as cyberbullying, sexual victimization, or different forms of psychological distress (e.g., Klettke et al, 2014 ; Gámez-Guadix et al, 2015 ; Festl et al, 2019 ; Gassó et al, 2019 , 2020 , 2021b ; Mori et al, 2019 ; Burić et al, 2020 ; Barroso et al, 2021 ; García-González et al, 2021 ; Lu et al, 2021 ; Tamarit et al, 2021 ; Wachs et al, 2021 ). Indeed, several empirical studies have identified direct relationships between engagement in sexting and decreased mental health ( Klettke et al, 2014 ; Gassó et al, 2019 ; Mori et al, 2019 ).…”

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

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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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Sexting in Young Adults: A Normative Sexual Behavior

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Mental health correlates of sexting coercion perpetration and victimisation in university students by gender

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

Psychopathological aspects of sexting and IBSA perpetrators: A brief research report

Psychopathological aspects of sexting and IBSA perpetrators: A brief research report

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

Sexting in Young Adults: A Normative Sexual Behavior

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