Sexting at an Early Age: Patterns and Poor Health-Related Consequences of Pressured Sexting in Middle and High School

Autor/inn/en	Parti, Katalin; Sanders, Cheryl E.; Englander, Elizabeth K.
Titel	Sexting at an Early Age: Patterns and Poor Health-Related Consequences of Pressured Sexting in Middle and High School
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 93 (2023) 1, S.73-81 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Parti, Katalin) ORCID (Sanders, Cheryl E.) ORCID (Englander, Elizabeth K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13258
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Photography; Sexual Harassment; College Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Age Differences; Adolescents; Sex Education; Coping; Health Behavior; Massachusetts; Colorado; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Fotografie; Sexuelle Belästigung; Collegestudent; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Bewältigung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Background: Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, images, or videos through electronic means. Research has examined sexting in high school and college students. This study seeks to add to the existing literature by exploring the nature of pressured or problematic sexting in middle school-aged subjects. Methods: We asked participants in public colleges in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Virginia, to recall their sexting-related experiences in middle and high school. We utilized an online survey tool for data collection. We performed bivariate quantitative statistical analyses to examine attitudinal and behavioral differences, as well as motivations and consequences of adolescent sexting. Results: The study revealed unique patterns of early-onset sexting compared to sexting in later adolescence. Early-onset adolescents typically start sexting before they become sexually active and are at a higher risk for poor outcomes associated with sexting, they are more likely to seek therapy. Early sexting is significantly more pressured than sexting in later adolescence. Conclusions: The study is an important contribution to the existing research on pressured sexting. Exploring pressured sexting at very early ages finds that early sexting activity is more likely pressured, creates more stress than later in life, and hence, it needs attention from school mental health professionals and education programs. The authors suggest that comprehensive sex education, including sexting should begin earlier than middle school to prevent risky online sexual behavior and provide for learning coping mechanisms for adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01