Sexting: Keeping teens safe and responsible in a technologically savvy world

Dk, Katzman

doi:10.1093/pch/15.1.41

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“…Unlike work that has suggested that sexting is a lowrisk, or healthy alternative to sexual risk taking, 2,11,12 we find that there is a clustering of sexual risk behaviors, which includes sexting. Sexting was statistically significantly associated with sexual activity and showed a nearsignificant trend with reports of unsafe sex (ie, not using a condom at last intercourse).…”

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“…4,11 Sexting may be another means of adolescents exploring their sexuality, engaging in sexual experimentation, identity and self-development, and determining his or her moral and sexual values. 3,11,12 Sexting itself does not pose a direct risk for transmission of STIs or unwanted pregnancy, and could, in fact, be considered a "safe" alternative to actual sexual behavior, if sexting behavior remained strictly "online" and was not associated with physical sex risk behavior. Some adolescents perceive that sexting is a safer substitute to real life sexual activity, 2 but others suggest that sexting may be viewed as a future expectation for engaging in sexual intercourse.…”

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Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Sending and receiving sexually explicit picture and text messages via cell phone (ie, "sexting") among adolescents is publicized as a societal and public health concern, yet it is unknown whether sexting is associated with physical sexual activity or sexual risk behavior. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study is the first to examine sexting among a probability sample of adolescents and found that sexting is associated with sexual activity, sexual risk behavior, and knowing other person(s) who have sent a sext. abstract OBJECTIVES: Sexting (sending/receiving sexually explicit texts and images via cell phone) may be associated with sexual health consequences among adolescents. However, to date, no published data from a probability-based sample has examined associations between sexting and sexual activity.METHODS: A probability sample of 1839 students was collected alongside the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles high schools. Logistic regressions were used to assess the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual risk-taking. RESULTS:Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting, and 54% reported knowing someone who had sent a sext. Adolescents whose peers sexted were more likely to sext themselves (odds ratio [OR] = 16.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.62-29.59). Adolescents who themselves sexted were more likely to report being sexually active (OR = 7.17, 95% CI: 5.01-10.25). Nonheterosexual students were more likely to report sexting (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.86-4.04), sexual activity (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.07-2.15), and unprotected sex at last sexual encounter (OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.17-2.89).CONCLUSIONS: Sexting, rather than functioning as an alternative to "real world" sexual risk behavior, appears to be part of a cluster of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. We recommend that clinicians discuss sexting as an adolescent-friendly way of engaging patients in conversations about sexual activity, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy. We further recommend that discussion about sexting and its associated risk behavior be included in school-based sexual health curricula.

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Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

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“…Before introducing the concept of sexting, teachers could describe it as the practice of exchanging sexually explicit written and visual messages by cell phone or on the Internet. This description could be used in school policy documents and prevention materials, as well as during classroom discussions (Katzman 2010). • Integrate sexting prevention into lessons about cyberbullying, health, and sex education.…”

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Sexting: Between Thrill and Fear—How Schools Can Respond

Ouytsel¹,

Walrave²,

Gool³

2014

The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues

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Sexting has received considerable media attention in recent years. Several tragic cases have highlighted the far-reaching consequences that sexting can have. The objective of this article is, therefore, to inform teachers and counselors about current research on sexting in order to help them understand the various facets of this behavior, as well as the reasons why adolescents engage in it and how it correlates with other risk behaviors. The discussion also addresses ways in which schools can respond to and prevent sexting incidents.

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“…Er gelangte bei der vom New Oxford American Dictionary ausgerichteten Wahl zum "Wort des Jahres 2009" sogar unter die Finalisten. "Sexting" (englisches Kofferwort aus "Sex" und "Texting") bezieht sich auf den interpersonalen Austausch von selbstproduzierten freizügigen Fotos -seltener Videos -per multimedialem Handy-Kurzmitteilungsdienst MMS (Chalfen 2009;PewResearchCenter 2009;Katzman 2010;Ferguson 2010). Dementsprechend lassen sich zwei Komponenten des Sachverhalts differenzieren: -Die Texting-Komponente des Sexting: Die große Mehrheit der Jugendlichen -in Deutschland 97 % (MPFS 2010: 7) -verfügt heute über ein Handy, und viele Modelle enthalten eine integrierte Foto-und Video-Kamera (vgl.…”

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“…Medienpäda-gogische Ansätze konzentrieren sich darauf, Negativfolgen aufzuzeigen und Sexting-Abstinenz zu propagieren (vgl. Katzman 2010). Heranwachsenden pauschal nahe zu legen, niemals freizügige Handy-Bilder zu produzieren, ist jedoch ebenso nutzlos wie der Hinweis, sie sollten nichts Persönliches ins Internet stellen.…”

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Erotischer Fotoaustausch unter Jugendlichen: Verbreitung, Funktionen und Folgen des Sexting

Döring¹

2012

Z Sex-Forsch

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Übersicht: Der private Austausch selbst produzierter erotischer Fotos per Handy oder Internet wird als "Sexting" bezeichnet. In der Öffentlichkeit wird Sexting primär als mediales Problemverhalten Jugendlicher diskutiert. Medienpädagogische Kampagnen betonen die Gefahren erotischen Fotoaustauschs und fordern Jugendliche zur Sexting-Abstinenz auf. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt das Phänomen Sexting erstmals umfassend aus sozialpsychologischer Perspektive: Wie verbreitet ist Sexting? Welche Funktionen erfüllt Sexting für die Beteiligten? Welche positiven und negativen Folgen resultieren aus dem Sexting? Wann ist Sexting illegal? Wie funktioniert sicheres Sexting? Diese Fragen werden auf der Basis vorliegender Studien, einer eigenen Fragebogenerhebung sowie einer explorativen Sichtung von diversen Sexting-Diskussionen in Online-Foren behandelt. Dabei wird deutlich, dass die große Mehrheit der Jugendlichen Sexting ablehnt und auch nicht praktiziert (gut 80 % der Mädchen und 85 % der Jungen). Die Minderheit, die sich aktiv beteiligt, tut dies überwiegend im Rahmen intimer Kommunikation in Liebes-und Flirtbeziehungen, wobei positive Erfahrungen der Normalfall sind. In den wenigen Fällen, in denen private freizügige Fotos ungewollt und rechtswidrig in Umlauf gebracht werden, führt dies zu einer Stigmatisierung der betroffenen Mädchen verbunden mit einer Schuldzuweisung an die Opfer. Geschlechteraspekte des Sexting und Perspektiven für die zukünftige Forschung werden aufgezeigt. Schlüsselwörter: Geschlechterstereotype; Handy; Internet; Medienpädago-gik; Medienrecht; sexuelle Kommunikation; sexuelle Normen Im Juni 2009 schickte die 13-jährige Hope Witsell aus dem ländlichen Florida ihrem aktuellen Schwarm ein "Oben ohne"-Foto auf sein Handy. Ein anderes Mädchen hatte Zugriff auf das Gerät, entdeckte das Bild und leitete es an sechs Bekannte weiter. Schließlich zirkulierte das Foto sogar in den benachbarten Schulen. Hope wurde auf dem Schulhof als "Schlampe" beschimpft und körperlich angegriffen. Als die Schulleitung von dem Vorfall █ Korrekturexemplar: Veröffentlichung (auch online), Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe nicht erlaubt! █

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Sexting: Keeping teens safe and responsible in a technologically savvy world

Cited by 30 publications

References 2 publications

Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated With Sexual Risk Among Adolescents

Sexting: Between Thrill and Fear—How Schools Can Respond

Erotischer Fotoaustausch unter Jugendlichen: Verbreitung, Funktionen und Folgen des Sexting

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