Not exact matches
Women, especially those who regarded themselves as single during the
study, reported that they felt they were taking more
of a risk when
sexting, citing that they felt there was a greater chance their messages would be made public, or that they would be rejected by the recipient.
The
study by Indiana University surveyed 278 college students, and is one
of the first to get to the nitty gritty
of what people expect when they
sext.
Some
studies estimate that about 50 %
of teens have engaged in
sexting at one point or another.
«There has been a lot
of public concern about
sexting practices, but there hasn't been enough research examining whether these concerns are justified, examining how people perceive and experience the relative costs and benefits
of sexting,» said
study leader Justin Garcia.
The
study shows «that the real risk
of sexting is the potential for non-consensual sharing
of sext messages,» Garcia said in a university news release.
Study: 1 in 10 teens received a threatening cell phone message from their romantic partner; Digital dating abuse can include
sexting and Saucy text messages you can use to excite and entice you partner with a bit
of naughtiness and teasing.
The purpose
of this section is to continue the discussion
of issues in developmental psychology by focusing on personality development The current
study examines whether adolescents who report
sexting exhibit more psychosocial health problems, compared to their non-
sexting counterparts.
Powerpoint resource that includes a definiton
of Sexting, the legal issues, a case
study and how to avoid problems.
INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM The NSPCC's May 2012 report «A qualitative
study of children, young people and
sexting» looked into the impact
of sexting by speaking with pupils at two schools in London.
Having interviewed 300 young people aged 16 to 25, the charity Fixers, who undertook the
study, found that 27 per cent
of young people said they had felt pressured into
sexting, sexual activity, drinking alcohol or taking drugs while in or around school; 34 per cent did not feel safe walking to and from school; and 12 per cent had been sexually assaulted.
A recent
study [PDF] conducted by The National Campaign revealed some startling statistics — statistics which we believe are, if anything, an under - representation
of the prevalence
of sexting.
These
studies support the anecdotal hunch that love in the time
of Facebook — and the Internet, online avatar games,
sexting, chat rooms, and cyber-affairs — really is different, and likely to get more so.
A recent
study found that men who
sext frequently have more avoidant attachment styles than other men, meaning that they are not as likely to enter intimate relationships because
of fear or mistrust in others.4 His premature
sexting might be a cue that he was not interested or capable
of intimacy.
Decades
of research has shown that men are more sexually aroused than women by erotic images, 1,2 which explains why a large meta - analysis (a
study that summarizes the statistical findings from many different
studies) found very strong evidence that men are more likely to use erotic materials such as magazines, videos and the Internet.3 Other researchers have found that how I interpreted the
sext picture also matters.
This resulted in 15
studies that explored the link between
sexting and unprotected sex, sexual activity, or number
of sexual partners.
However, the
study suggests more research is needed to assess the role
of sexting in specific sexual behaviors.
A new
study finds more than 80 %
of adults admit to sending or receiving sexually explicit text messages — a practice commonly known as
sexting — and for many couples, it may increase relationship satisfaction.
While some
studies have evaluated
sexting by married couples or young men who have sex with men, [17] the majority
of attention is directed at heterosexual adolescents.
The
study had a small sample size, so more research needs to be done surrounding
sexting and motivation, but it is clear that
sexting is a phenomenon that is not constrained to simply unattached individuals looking for fun; it is used by those in intimate relationships to increase feelings
of intimacy and closeness one's partner.
The University
of Utah
study (with a population sample
of 606 teens ages 14 — 18) stated that about one third
of respondents did not consider legal or other consequences when receiving or sending
sexts.
Prevalence and characteristics
of youth
sexting: A national
study.
[39][40][41][42] In a
study conducted by Drouin et al. analyzing
sexting behaviours among young adults, it was found that men would show the sexually - explicit photos
of their girlfriends to their friends.
According to the
study, instead
of criminalizing teens who participate in
sexting, the law should account for whether the images are shared consensually.
Based on surveys
of nearly all the students available at a single high school, the U.
study is the first to tackle the phenomenon with scientific rigor and to quantify teens» attitudes about
sexting.
A
study by the NSPCC last year reported up to 40 per cent
of young people had been involved in
sexting and found teenage girls in particular were facing pressure from classmates to provide sexually explicit pictures
of themselves.
In a 2013 interview, assistant professor
of communications at the University
of Colorado Denver, Amy Adele Hasinoff, who
studies the repercussions
of sexting has stated that the «very harsh» child pornography laws are «designed to address adults exploiting children» and should not replace better sex education and consent training for teens.
A 2009 Pew Internet Project
study estimates that four percent
of teens have engaged in «
sexting» and 15 percent have received a sexually explicit or suggestive message from someone they know.
Abstract: The present
study investigates frequency rates
of sexting, and examines the associations
of sexting with self - control and self - esteem as psychological correlates.