Sexting in adolescence: The use of technology and parental supervision

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

doi:10.14349/rlp.2020.v52.12

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“…Sexting is a social affair that often takes place through social network applications like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Facebook. The available literature supports the notion that a higher involvement in sexting goes hand in hand with a higher smartphone usage and increased social engagement in general (Baumgartner et al, 2014;Yépez-Tito et al, 2020). More specifically, associations were established between sexting and a higher internet use, excessive texting and a more frequent use of WhatsApp and Snapchat (Rice et al, 2014;West et al, 2014;Yépez-Tito et al, 2020) and between forwarding sexts and more social network applications used (Molla-Esparza et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 55%

Prevalence and Correlates of Sext-Sharing Among a Representative Sample of Youth in the Netherlands

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Many adolescents use their electronic devices to send each other sexually explicit texts, photos, and videos of themselves—commonly known as sexting. This can be fun and is not usually problematic. However, if the intended recipient decides to share these sexts with a broader audience, the consequences for the depicted can be detrimental. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of (non-consensual) sext-sharing among Dutch adolescents and explore the characteristics of those who do, to gain a better understanding of factors involved in dissemination. We used data from “Sex under the age of 25,” a representative national survey on sexual health among a sample of 20,834 Dutch 12–24-year-olds. The prevalence of sext-sharing was estimated using Complex Samples. Logistic regressions were used to assess associations between demographics, school-based sexting education, sexual- and online behavior, and mental health and sext-sharing. About 4% of the adolescents reported having shared someone else's sext in the last six months. Being male, aged 12–14 years, frequent social media usage, watching online porn, sexual experience, and being subjected to sext-sharing themselves associated most strongly with sext-sharing. Our findings show that the likelihood of sext-sharing is lower in older adolescents and that it associates with the extent of adolescents' sexual curiosity and online activity. The overlap between sharing sexts of others and having one's own sext shared suggests that dissemination of personal sexual content might be normalized or used as an act of retribution. Further research could be helpful to explain the mechanisms underlying this overlap. The results of this study illustrate the importance of exposing adolescents to evidence based preventive educational interventions on sexting from 12 years onwards and not just within the context of traditional school-based sex education, but also as a part of the (online) media-literacy curriculum.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Sext-Sharing Among a Representative Sample of Youth in the Netherlands

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“…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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Character strengths as protective factors against engagement in sexting in adolescence

2021

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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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“…The time spent using digital devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and computers, during the weekend was a risk factor for sending sexts, while the time spent using digital devices during weekdays was not significant. This is likely related to the static correlation between age and sexting, which decreases both parental protective factors as the participants’ age increases ( Hunter et al, 2021 ; Yépez-Tito et al, 2020 ) and school connectivity ( Hunter et al, 2021 ). Previous studies have reported that the frequency of communicating through digital devices can predict sexting ( Gregg et al, 2018 ; Yépez-Tito et al, 2020 ); however, in this study involving Cambodian male youths, sending sexts was found to be significant only among those who spent 1h~<2h as well as those who spent 2h~<5h using digital devices on weekends.…”

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Estimating the Prevalence and Identifying the Correlates of Sexting Behaviors Among Cambodian Male Adolescents

Kim,

Yang

2023

Am J Mens Health

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Male youths are more likely to experience peer pressure that encourages them to engage in risky behaviors than female youths, and this pressure can lead to an increased risk of sexting among male youths. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with sexting among Cambodian male youths. The correlational cross-sectional study design was utilized. This study surveyed 647 Cambodian male youths aged 15 to 24 years. The measurement included sending or receiving messages (sexts) that contain sexually explicit messages, images, or videos, and affecting factors to sexting. Around 32.5% of participants sent sexts, and 38.9% received them. Open relationships, pornographic website use, perception of friends’ sexual activity, frequent thoughts about sex, higher sexual sensation-seeking tendencies, positive attitudes toward sex, and sexual experience were associated with increased likelihood of sending and receiving sexts. Based on the findings of this study, by offering suitable education, guidance, and intervention programs, we can effectively mitigate the adverse repercussions of sexting while fostering healthy sexual behaviors among youths.

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Sexting in adolescence: The use of technology and parental supervision

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence and Correlates of Sext-Sharing Among a Representative Sample of Youth in the Netherlands

Prevalence and Correlates of Sext-Sharing Among a Representative Sample of Youth in the Netherlands

Character strengths as protective factors against engagement in sexting in adolescence

Estimating the Prevalence and Identifying the Correlates of Sexting Behaviors Among Cambodian Male Adolescents

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