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

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dc.contributor.authorParti, Katalinen
dc.contributor.authorSanders, Cheryl E.en
dc.contributor.authorEnglander, Elizabeth K.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T12:20:46Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-04T12:20:46Zen
dc.date.issued2022-10-03en
dc.date.updated2022-11-03T19:51:04Zen
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND 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.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13258en
dc.identifier.eissn1746-1561en
dc.identifier.issn0022-4391en
dc.identifier.orcidParti, Katalin [0000-0002-8484-3237]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/112376en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectSextingen
dc.subjectPressured sextingen
dc.subjectSchoolen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.titleSexting at an Early Age: Patterns and Poor Health-Related Consequences of Pressured Sexting in Middle and High Schoolen
dc.title.serialJournal of School Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-08-01en
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