Whether or not to engage in sexting: Explaining adolescent sexting behaviour by applying the prototype willingness model

Sexting among young adults.

PURPOSE Sexting has stirred debate over its legality and safety, but few researchers have documented the relationship between sexting and health. We describe the sexting behavior of young adults in the United States, and examine its association with sexual behavior and psychological well-being. METHODS Using an adapted Web version of respondent-driven sampling, we recruited a sample of U.S. y...

Sexting: a Typology

This bulletin presents a typology of sexting episodes based on a review of over 550 cases obtained from a national sur‐ vey of law enforcement agencies. The cases all involved " youth‐produced sexual images, " defined as images of minors created by minors that could qualify as child pornography under applicable criminal statutes. The episodes could be broadly divided into two categories, which ...

Sexting among peruvian adolescents

BACKGROUND Sexting (sexual messaging via mobile devices) among adolescents may result in increased risky sexual practices, psychological distress and in some cases, suicide. There is very little research on sexting in developing nations, such as Peru. In particular, little is known about gender differences in the correlates of sexting. The purpose of this study was to determine the sexting prev...

Sexting: A New Route to Sexual Coercion?

"Sexting" and adult romantic attachment

‘‘Sexting’’ refers to sending and receiving sexually suggestive images, videos, or texts on cell phones. As a means for maintaining or initiating a relationship, sexting behavior and attitudes may be understood through adult attachment theory. One hundred and twenty-eight participants (M = 22 and F = 106), aged 18–30 years, completed an online questionnaire about their adult attachment styles a...