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

Dodaj, Arta; Sesar, Kristina; Jerinić, Slavica

doi:10.1080/00223980.2019.1666788

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“…This limits the accuracy of the sexting behavior measure. However, evidence suggests that sexting behavior is stable over time (Alonso & Romero, 2019; Dodaj et al, 2020). This would therefore suggest a high correlation between past and present behavior.…”

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To sext or not to sext. The role of social-cognitive processes in the decision to engage in sexting

Wilson

Steen

Akinyode

et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Technology has given rise to online behaviors such as sexting. It is important that we examine predictors of such behavior in order to understand who is more likely to sext and thus inform intervention aimed at sexting awareness. We used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine sexting beliefs and behavior. Participants (n = 418; 70.3% women) completed questionnaires assessing attitudes (instrumental and affective), subjective norms (injunctive and descriptive), control perceptions (self-efficacy and controllability) and intentions toward sexting. Specific sexting beliefs (fun/carefree beliefs, perceived risks and relational expectations) were also measured and sexting behavior reported. Relationship status, instrumental attitude, injunctive norm, descriptive norm and self-efficacy were associated with sexting intentions. Relationship status, intentions and self-efficacy related to sexting behavior. Results provide insight into the social-cognitive factors related to individuals’ sexting behavior and bring us closer to understanding what beliefs predict the behavior.

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confidence: 99%

To sext or not to sext. The role of social-cognitive processes in the decision to engage in sexting

Wilson

Steen

Akinyode

et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…Several factors have been identified to be associated with psychosocial distress among adolescents. Data from the US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health found that single and social-parent family structure is adversely associated with emotional adjustment, depression, adolescent delinquency, cognitive skills, school engagement, school problems, and grade point average [ 13 – 15 ]. Individual and socio-cultural factors such as female sex, lower formal education and lower socio-economic status, lack of social support, and stressful life events have also shown to be important contributors [ 16 ].…”

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Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data

Amu

Seidu

Agbemavi

et al. 2020

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background Poor mental health remains the leading cause of disability, with considerable negative impacts in low- and middle-income countries. In this study, we examined the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique. Methods This was a cross-sectional study of 1918 in-school adolescents, using data from the 2015 Mozambique Global School-Based Health Survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted in analysing the data. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results The prevalence of psychosocial distress was 21.2% (24.1% females and 18.5% males). Older adolescents [AOR = 1.681, 95% CI = 1.233–2.292] had higher odds of experiencing psychosocial distress, compared with younger adolescents. In terms of sex, males [AOR = 0.755, 95% CI 0.601–0.950] had lower odds of experiencing psychosocial distress, compared with females. Adolescents who were bullied [AOR = 1.451, 95% CI 1.150–1.831], physically attacked [AOR = 1.802, 95% CI 1.404–2.313], and engaged in a physical fight [AOR = 1.376, 95% CI 1.070–1.769] were respectively more likely to experience psychosocial distress than those who did not. Conversely, adolescents who had close friends [AOR = 0.503, 95% CI 0.372–0.681] had lower odds of being psychosocially distressed than those who did not have close friends. Conclusion The prevalence of psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique is relatively high. The country may not be able to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 target of promoting mental health and wellbeing of all by the year 2030 if current rates of psychosocial distress persist among in-school adolescents. Mental health education and counselling as well as social support from friends should be intensified to reduce mental health problems and enable adolescents to effectively deal with the psychosocial challenges encountered in their transition from childhood to adulthood.

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“…The majority of the existing research has focused on depression and anxiety, with mixed findings emerging. Several studies identified positive associations between sexting and depression [4][5][6][7][8][9][10], while others found no significant relationship [11][12][13]. Similarly, for anxiety, while a number of studies identified positive associations [5,8,14,15], others reported no significant relationship [11][12][13].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several studies identified positive associations between sexting and depression [4][5][6][7][8][9][10], while others found no significant relationship [11][12][13]. Similarly, for anxiety, while a number of studies identified positive associations [5,8,14,15], others reported no significant relationship [11][12][13]. Beyond these two variables, sexting has been linked to higher impulsivity [13], greater psychological distress [4,16], higher levels of stress and lower self-esteem [8], conduct disorder [15], and borderline personality disorder features [17].…”

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Multiple Forms of Sexting and Associations with Psychosocial Health in Early Adolescents

Baumler

Temple

2021

IJERPH

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Despite the recent surge of sexting research, the link between sexting and psychosocial health remains inconclusive. To address this gap in the literature, we examined the link between multiple forms of sexting and a range of psychosocial health problems. Data were from a randomized controlled trial of a school-based dating violence prevention program. Participants were 2199 early adolescents (49.8% female) aged 14 years and under (mean age = 13.53, SD = 0.50) enrolled in middle-schools in southeast Texas. Participants self-reported to be 35.4% Hispanic, 7.9% Non-Hispanic White, 26.2% Non-Hispanic Black, 18.6% Asian, and 11.9% other. Multilevel multivariate regressions found that pressured sexting was associated with hostility and aggressive temperament. Receiving unsolicited sexts was associated with depression, impulsivity, hostility, emotion dysregulation, and aggressive temperament. Forwarding sexts without permission was linked to hostility. Asking someone for sexts was linked to impulsivity and aggressive temperament, while being asked to send a sext was associated with depression, anxiety, impulsivity, hostility, emotion dysregulation, and aggressive temperament. Finally, consensual sexting was not significantly associated with poor psychosocial health of any type. Interventions should focus on preventing pressured sexting and teaching early adolescents on how to respond to being pressured to sext.

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

Cited by 31 publications

References 52 publications

To sext or not to sext. The role of social-cognitive processes in the decision to engage in sexting

To sext or not to sext. The role of social-cognitive processes in the decision to engage in sexting

Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data

Multiple Forms of Sexting and Associations with Psychosocial Health in Early Adolescents

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