Prevalence and profile of sexting among adolescents in Ecuador

Yépez-Tito, Paula; Ferragut, Marta; Blanca, María J.

doi:10.1080/13676261.2018.1515475

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“…The results of the last stage of the hierarchical regression showed that gender, age, and the amount of available technological resources are all related to the practice of active sexting. Consistent with previous studies on the prevalence of sexting, we found that active sexting is more prevalent among boys (Baumgartner et al 2014;Lippman & Campbell, 2014;Morelli et al 2016a;Rice et al, 2014;Strassberg et al, 2013Strassberg et al, , 2017Yépez-Tito et al, 2018) and that it is positively related to age (Baumgartner et al, 2014;Gámez-Guadix et al, 2017;Lippman & Campbell, 2014;Morelli et al, 2016b;Rice et al, 2014;Ybarra & Mitchell, 2014;Yépez-Tito et al, 2018). Adolescents with more technological resources are also more likely to engage in active sexting, probably because of their increased opportunities to interact with virtual media (Campbell & Park, 2014;Yépez-Tito et al, 2020).…”

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“…The most common profile of a person who engages in active sexting is a late-adolescent male with access to more technological resources and who is in a romantic relationship, although sexting behaviors have also been observed among early adolescents (Baumgartner et al, 2014;Lippman & Campbell, 2014;Morelli et al, 2016aMorelli et al, , 2016bRice et al, 2014;Strassberg et al, 2017;Yépez-Tito et al, 2020). Research suggests that sexting is a way of expressing sexuality with peers (Barrense-Dias et al, 2017;Kopecký, 2012Kopecký, , 2015Lippman & Campbell, 2014;Ševčíková, 2016;Van Ouytsel et al, 2016), which is consistent with the fact that the principal motivations for sexting, aside from joking, are wanting to have sex and dating (Korenis & Billick, 2014;Lippman & Campbell, 2014;Yépez-Tito et al, 2018).…”

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“…Active sexting questionnaire. Sexting behavior was measured using the six items referring to active sexting on the Sexting Behaviors Scale (SBS), an instrument developed by Chacón-López, Romero, Aragón, and Caurcel (2016) and validated in the Ecuadorian context by Yépez-Tito et al (2018). The items are rated on a five-point Likert scale from 0 to 4 (never/rarely; sometimes/several times a month; often/several times a week; frequently/daily).…”

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“…Knowing what strengths might be protective factors, and also whether certain strengths might actually be related to a greater likelihood of engaging in this behavior could serve as a platform for prevention and intervention programs aimed at tackling the problems associated with technology misuse. These programs should be implemented from early adolescence, which is the stage when communication technology begins to be used independently from parents (Yépez-Tito et al, 2018).…”

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Character strengths as protective factors against engagement in sexting in adolescence

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El sexting es una nueva forma de interacción sexual en adolescentes que ha sido asociada tanto a problemas psicológicos como comportamientos de riesgo sexual. Aunque varios estudios han examinado la relación entre sexting y rasgos de personalidad, es posible que la asociación con fortalezas del carácter no haya sido explorada. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar cuales fortalezas de carácter podrían funcionar como factores protectores contra la participación en el sexting, controlando otras variables que pueden influenciar en esta relación. Los adolescentes cumplimentaron cuestionarios sobre recursos tecnológicos, sexting activo y fortalezas de carácter. Los resultados de la regresión lineal mostraron que el sexting activo estuvo positivamente relacionado con las fortalezas de curiosidad y humor y negativamente relacionado con justicia y autenticidad. Estos resultados sugieren que programas escolares o familiares que tienen como objetivo la prevención del sexting deben incluir actividades específicas que fomenten el uso positivo de la curiosidad y el humor y que busquen promover la honestidad, el respeto, la justicia y la responsabilidad en el uso de la tecnología para las relaciones interpersonales. Sexting is a new kind of sexual interaction among adolescents that has been linked to both psychological problems and sexual risk behaviors. Although studies have examined the relationship between sexting and personality traits, its possible association with character strengths remains unexplored. The aim of this study was to analyze which character strengths may function as protective factors against engagement in sexting, controlling for other variables that might influence this relationship. Adolescents completed questionnaires about technological resources, active sexting, and character strengths. The results from hierarchical regression showed that active sexting was positively related to the strengths of curiosity and humor and negatively related to fairness and authenticity. These findings suggest that school- or family-based programs aimed at preventing sexting should include specific activities that encourage a positive use of curiosity and humor and which seek to promote honesty, respect, fairness, and responsibility in the use of technology for interpersonal relationships

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“…With regard to the influence of sex, our results run in the same line as those studies that conclude that boys are more likely to sext (Strassberg et al, 2013) and to seek more sexual sensations (Ballester-Arnal, Ruiz-Palomino, Espada-Sánchez, Morell-Mengual, & Gil-Llario, 2018). These differences may be related to the gender roles prevailing in the society and to the myths of romantic love (Yépez-Tito, Ferragut, & Blanca, 2019). A more sexist society may instigate men to send or own large amounts of sexual content, thus reinforcing their masculinity (Ringrose, & Harvey, 2015); on the other hand, women who perform these same behaviors are penalized to the extent that they are classified as too interested in sex (Livingstone, & Görzig 2014;Ringrose, & Harvey, 2015).…”

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El fenómeno del sexting entre los adolescentes españoles: prevalencia, actitudes, motivaciones y variables explicativas

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El sexting es un fenómeno que consiste en el envío y la recepción de fotos, videos y/o mensajes de texto de naturaleza sexual a través de smartphones. Como en todos los demás países desarrollados, se está convirtiendo en una práctica cada vez más popular entre los adolescentes de España. Al tratarse de un fenómeno muy reciente todavía no existen muchos trabajos que hayan estudiado con profundidad su entidad y sus factores implicados. Por tanto, los dos objetivos de este estudio fueron determinar la prevalencia y analizar las variables explicativas del inicio y del mantenimiento de las conductas de sexting. La muestra estuvo formada por 784 adolescentes españoles (52% chicos y 48% chicas) con edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 18 años (M = 14.44; DT = 1.61). Los resultados indican que el 24.4% ha practicado sexting en alguna ocasión, realizando esta conducta con una media de 2.32 personas (DT = 2.70). El análisis de regresión reveló que las actitudes positivas hacia el sexting, el nivel de impulsividad, la edad, ser hombre y el mantener una relación de pareja son variables que predicen la práctica del sexting. Estos resultados son muy importantes en la elaboración e implementación de estrategias preventivas que enfaticen el uso responsable de las TICS y las redes sociales. Sexting is a recent phenomenon in which people send and receive photos, videos and/or text messages of sexual nature via smartphones or similar devices. Similar to other developed countries, it is becoming an increasingly popular practice among teenagers in Spain. Provided it has appeared very recently, scarce research has focused on examining in-depth factors involved in its initiation and maintenance. Therefore, the two main aims of this study were to determine its prevalence and to analyse the explanatory variables of the sexting behaviours. The sample consisted of 784 Spanish adolescents (52% boys and 48% girls) between 12 and 18 years of age (M = 14.44; SD = 1.61). The results showed that 24.4% have practised sexting at some time, with an average of 2.32 people (SD = 2.70). The regression analysis revealed that positive attitudes towards sexting, level of impulsivity, age, being male and having a partner are variables that predict engagement in sexting. These results are very important for designing and implementing preventive strategies that emphasise the responsible use of ICTs and social networks.

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Prevalence and associated factors of sexting among Taiwanese adolescents

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This study utilized a large‐scale representative sample to explore the prevalence of sexting and its associated factors among adolescents in Taiwan. A total of 12,954 students in grade 5–12 countrywide were randomly selected to answer the sexting module of an online survey. 13.7% of the respondents reported having ever received sexts on cellphone, and 2.0% had sent sexts to others. The prevalence was higher among older adolescents. Gender differences were also found, in which female students were more likely to receive sexts (15.8% vs. 11.7%), while male students were at higher risk of sending sexts to others (2.9% vs. 1.1%). A series of hierarchical logistic regression were further performed to examine the associations between potential factors and receiving/sending sexts as the outcome variables. Age, gender, and time spending on texting were significantly associated with receiving and ending sexts. Online respect was found positively associated with receiving sexts but negatively associated with sending them. Privacy awareness was found not significantly associated with sexting. As the first national survey on this growing issue in Taiwan, the results of the present study highlighted the existence of sexting among local youth. Practice and policy implications were discussed.

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Prevalence and profile of sexting among adolescents in Ecuador

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Character strengths as protective factors against engagement in sexting in adolescence

Character strengths as protective factors against engagement in sexting in adolescence

El fenómeno del sexting entre los adolescentes españoles: prevalencia, actitudes, motivaciones y variables explicativas

Prevalence and associated factors of sexting among Taiwanese adolescents

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