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A Prospective Study of High-School Adolescent Sexting Behavior and Psychological Distress.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: New York Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376332 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1940-1019 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00223980 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2010- : New York : Routledge
      Original Publication: Provincetown, Mass. : Journal Press
    • Subject Terms:
      Adolescent Behavior* ; Psychological Distress*; Sexual Behavior/*psychology ; Sexual Behavior/*statistics & numerical data ; Text Messaging/*statistics & numerical data; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Depression/epidemiology ; Adolescent ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Prevalence ; Prospective Studies ; Schools ; Sexual Partners ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      Relying on conceptualization of sexting as a deviant behavior, which appear to be related with mental health problems, we examined the relationship between sexting and psychological distress. A one-year longitudinal study was performed among 216 girls and 143 boys, aged from 15 to 17 years (M = 16.32, SD = .64). Participants completed the Sexting Behavior Questionnaire and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale at both time points of the study. The results showed that the prevalence for receiving sexts between the two time points was around 30%, and for sending sexts around 60%. The prevalence rates of receiving and sending sexually explicit context were quite stable over time, though they varied significantly across gender. Participants usually had sexted with a current or (ex)partner or friends. The number of person with whom participants exchange sexts did not exceed five. Anxiety and stress symptoms were more prevalent among sexters who receive sexts at the baseline than follow-up study (p < .05). Stress has been found to be significant predictors of sending sext at the baseline study (p < .05), while depression of receiving and sending at the follow-up study (p < .001). This study confirms that sexting is common among youth, and appears to be associated with negative consequences.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Adolescence; anxiety; depression; sexting; stress and coping
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20191001 Date Completed: 20200228 Latest Revision: 20200228
    • Publication Date:
      20260130
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/00223980.2019.1666788
    • Accession Number:
      31566509