Sexting: adolescents’ perceptions of the applications used for, motives for, and consequences of sexting

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Sexting: Adolescents' Perceptions of the Applications Used for, Motives for, and Consequences of Sexting.

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science

“…Furthermore, it might provide some adolescents with an alternative means to experiment with and to develop their sexual identity (Van Ouytsel et al 2017). For both adolescents and adults, sexting mainly takes place within the context of establishing a romantic relationship or within an already established romantic relationship, as a sign of love, in order to flirt, or as a gift or surprise to the romantic partner # Springer International Publishing AG 2018 T. K. Shackelford, V.A.…”

“…Weekes-Shackelford (eds. ), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_218-1 (Barrense-Dias et al 2017;Englander 2015;Van Ouytsel et al 2017). Outside of a relationship context, sexting has also been found to occur as a joke, a dare, or as a bonding ritual between friends (Lippman and Campbell 2014;Van Ouytsel et al 2017).…”

“…), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_218-1 (Barrense-Dias et al 2017;Englander 2015;Van Ouytsel et al 2017). Outside of a relationship context, sexting has also been found to occur as a joke, a dare, or as a bonding ritual between friends (Lippman and Campbell 2014;Van Ouytsel et al 2017). Because of the more distant and asynchronic nature of digital communication, it might make some users more comfortable to express their emotions and sexual desires though digital sexually explicit messages, as opposed to in-person contact (Van Ouytsel et al 2017).…”

“…While sexting can take place through all types of electronic media, qualitative research finds that it most often occurs through smartphone applications, such as standard texting, Snapchat, or WhatsApp, as some people might feel that it increases their feeling of privacy and security (Van Ouytsel et al 2017). Although sexting was originally treated by the literature as a deviant behavior, it is now increasingly viewed as a normative part of sexual communication and expression (Barrense-Dias et al 2017;Kosenko et al 2017;Temple 2015).…”

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

“…They use sexting as a medium to flirt and to have fun with their relationship partner, but also to initiate sexual activity (Henderson & Morgan, 2011;Hudson et al, 2014). In some cases, however, intimate partners may aggressively coerce each other into sexting behaviours (Drouin et al, 2015;Van Ouytsel, Van Gool, Walrave, Ponnet, & Peeters, 2015) and cause online sexual victimisation (Gámez-Guadix, et al, 2015).…”