Prevalence and Correlates of Sexting Behavior in Adolescents

Dake, Joseph A.; Price, James H.; Maziarz, Lauren; Ward, Britney L.

doi:10.1080/15546128.2012.650959

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“…Findings from cross-sectional research on this association are mixed. Although some studies have found a link between sexting and unsafe sex, alcohol or drug use before sex, and history of multiple sexual partners, 5,6,11,13 others have revealed marginal 3 or no associations. 7 Even when a link is identified, the relationship between sexting and risky sex is more nuanced than the link between sexting and sex.…”

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“…1,[5][6][7][11][12][13] For example, Rice and colleagues 3 found that adolescents who sexted had .7 times the odds of having ever engaged in sexual intercourse, relative to their nonsexting counterparts. Furthermore, a recent systematic literature review revealed that all extant studies measuring sexting and sexual activity (n = 8) found an association between the 2 behaviors.…”

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“…1 Specifically, we now know that teen sexting is common, occurring among 15% and 28% of adolescents, [2][3][4][5] with a much higher proportion of college students and young adults engaging in this behavior [6][7][8] ; is associated with impulsivity in general and substance use in particular 6,9,10 ; does not appear to be a marker of mental well-being 7,10 ; and, perhaps most importantly, is probably an indicator of actual sexual behaviors and possibly risky sexual behaviors. 1,[5][6][7][11][12][13] Despite these advancements in knowledge, all existing research is crosssectional, thus limiting our ability to determine the temporal relationship between sexting and proposed correlates. For example, although sexting has consistently been linked to sexual behavior, it is unclear whether sexting precedes or follows engagement in sexual activity.…”

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Longitudinal Association Between Teen Sexting and Sexual Behavior

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Cross-sectional research indicates that teen sexting is common, may be associated with other adolescent behaviors such as substance use, does not appear to be a marker of mental well being, and is probably an indicator of actual sexual behaviors. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Although mounting evidence links teen sexting to sexual behavior, little is known about the temporal sequencing of these 2 behaviors. Knowing which comes first will aid tween-and teen-focused health care providers in their interaction with patients and patients' parents. abstract BACKGROUND: This study examines the temporal sequencing of sexting and sexual intercourse and the role of active sexting (sending a nude picture) in mediating the relationship between passive sexting (asking or being asked for a nude picture) and sexual behaviors.METHODS: Data are from Wave 2 (spring 2011) and Wave 3 (spring 2012) of an ongoing 6-year longitudinal study of high school students in southeast Texas. Participants included 964 ethnically diverse adolescents with a mean age of 16.09 years (56% female; 31% African American, 29% Caucasian, 28% Hispanic, 12% other). Retention rate for 1-year follow-up was 93%. Participants self-reported history of sexual activity (intercourse, risky sex) and sexting (sent, asked, been asked). Using path analysis, we examined whether teen sexting at baseline predicted sexual behavior at 1-year follow-up and whether active sexting mediated the relationship between passive sexting and sexual behavior. RESULTS:The odds of being sexually active at Wave 3 were 1.32 times larger for youth who sent a sext at Wave 2, relative to counterparts. However, sexting was not temporally associated with risky sexual behaviors. Consistent with our hypothesis, active sexting at Wave 2 mediated the relationship between asking or being asked for a sext and having sex over the next year.CONCLUSIONS: This study extends cross-sectional literature and supports the notion that sexting fits within the context of adolescent sexual development and may be a viable indicator of adolescent sexual activity.

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“…One of the conclusive findings is that young people who engage in sexting were more likely to be sexually active (i.e., engaging in vaginal, anal, or oral sex) than those who were not sexting (Klettke et al, 2014). Studies of the relationship between sexting and risky sexual behaviours have found that sexting was associated with condomless sex (Benotsch et al, 2013;Crimmins & Seigfried-Spellar, 2014;Ferguson, 2011), multiple sexual partners (Benotsch et al, 2013, Dake, Price, Mazriaz, & Ward, 2012Dir, Cyders, & Coskunpinar, 2013), and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs (Benotsch et al, 2013;Dake et al, 2012), which may increase the likelihood of risky sexual behaviours. Some studies, however, did not find a relationship between sexting and sexually risky behaviours (Currin et al, 2016;Gordon-Messer et al, 2013).…”

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Sexting and risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students in Botswana: An exploratory study

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2017

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“…Así, algunas investigaciones evidencian cifras de prevalencia bajas o medias que van desde el 9.6% hasta el 19% (CoxCommunications, 2009;Dake, Price, Maziarz, & Ward, 2012;Mitchell, Finkelhor, Jones, & Wolak, 2012). Mientras que los resultados de otros estudios muestran cifras de prevalencia del Sexting adolescentes más elevadas, situadas entre el 22% y el 54% (Houck, Barker, Rozzo, Hancock, Norton, & Brown, 2014;Lim et al, 2016;Temple & Choi, 2012;Van-Ouytsel, Ponnet, Walrave, & d`Haenens, 2017).…”

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Las motivaciones hacia el Sexting de los y las adolescentes gallegos/as

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ResumenEl objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar las motivaciones de los/as adolescentes para llevar a cabo comportamientos de Sexting; así como, analizar su percepción sobre los motivos más frecuentes que la gente de su edad alude para sextear, analizando las diferencias según el género y la localización. Participaron un total de 1286 estudiantes de la Provincia de Ourense, con una media de edad de 15.63 (DT: 1.35). Los resultados apuntan motivos muy diversos y variados, identificando a los chicos como más sexters en relación al envío de textos erótico sexuales. Palabras clave: adolescentes, Sexting, comportamientos, motivaciones, educación. AbstractThe objective of this research is to evaluate the motivations of the adolescents to carry out behaviors of Sexting; as well as analyze their perception of the most frequent motives that people of their age allude to sextear, analyzing the differences according to gender and location. A total of 1286 students from the Province of Ourense participated, with a mean age of 15.63 (DT: 1.35). The results point to very diverse and varied motives, identifying boys as more sexters in relation to sending erotic sex texts.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Sexting Behavior in Adolescents

Cited by 299 publications

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Longitudinal Association Between Teen Sexting and Sexual Behavior

Longitudinal Association Between Teen Sexting and Sexual Behavior

Sexting and risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students in Botswana: An exploratory study

Las motivaciones hacia el Sexting de los y las adolescentes gallegos/as

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