Gender Differences in Sexting Behaviors Among Chlamydia Positive Adolescents and Young Adults

Mark, Katrina; Longinaker, Nyaradzo; Collinetti, Esther; Lowe, Sarah R.; Husman, Constance; Terplan, Mishka

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.117

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“…Subsequent full-text review of 226 studies identified 26 studies that met inclusion criteria. Three studieswere eliminated from analyses owing to low methodological quality; thus 23 studies met full inclusion criteria for the meta-analytic synthesis. Of the included studies, 1 study used a longitudinal design.…”

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Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents

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IMPORTANCE Sexting is the exchange of sexual messages, photographs, or videos via technological devices and is common and increasing among youth. Although various studies have examined the association between sexting, sexual behaviors, and mental health, results are mixed. OBJECTIVE To provide a meta-analytic synthesis of studies examining the associations between sexting, sexual behavior, and mental health using sex, age, publication date, and study methodological quality as moderators. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches were conducted in April 2018 in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and Web of Science, yielding 1672 nonduplicate records. STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if participants were younger than 18 years and an association between sexting and sexual behaviors or mental health risk factors was examined. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS All relevant data were extracted by 2 independent reviewers. Random-effects meta-analyses were used to derive odds ratios (ORs). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Sexual behavior (sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, lack of contraception use) and mental health risk factors (anxiety/depression, delinquent behavior, and alcohol, drug use, and smoking). RESULTS Participants totaled 41 723 from 23 included studies. The mean (range) age was 14.9 (11.9-16.8) years, and 21 717 (52.1%) were female. Significant associations were observed between sexting and sexual activity (16 studies; OR, 3.66; 95% CI, 2.71-4.92), multiple sexual partners (5 studies; OR, 5.37; 95% CI, 2.72-12.67), lack of contraception use (6 studies; OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.08-4.32), delinquent behavior (3 studies; OR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.29-4.86), anxiety/depression (7 studies; OR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.41-2.28), alcohol use (8 studies; OR, 3.78; 95% CI, 3.11-4.59), drug use (5 studies; OR, 3.48; 95% CI, 2.24-5.40), and smoking behavior (4 studies; OR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.88-3.76). Moderator analyses revealed that associations between sexting, sexual behavior, and mental health factors were stronger in younger compared to older adolescents. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Results of this meta-analysis suggest that sexting is associated with sexual behavior and mental health difficulties, especially in younger adolescents. Longitudinal research is needed to assess directionality of effects and to analyze the mechanisms by which sexting and its correlates are related. Educational campaigns to raise awareness of digital health, safety, and security are needed to help youth navigate their personal, social, and sexual development in a technological world.

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Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents

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“…The main risks for the next generation could be specified as the lack of confidentiality and privacy, inappropriate use of technology, excessive sharing of personal information, socially inappropriate use, and inadequacy and inexperience in digital literacy (O'Keeffe et al, 2011;Picazo-Vela et al, 2012). Studies also emphasize the fact that texting and messaging with sexual content are quite common among children (Drouin & Landgraff, 2012;Houck et al, 2014;Mark et al, 2014).…”

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An Investigation of Processes of Children's Digital Technologies Usage from the Perspective of Digital Age Parents

Söylemez

2023

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

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The developments in digital technologies and their widespread use among children day by day bring the need to investigate the processes of children's use of digital technologies. The purpose of this study is to investigate the processes of children's digital technologies usage from the perspective of digital age parents. The phenomenology pattern is used to conduct the study. The study group consists of 15 parents, selected according to the criterion sampling. A semi-structured interview form is used as a data collection tool. Content analysis is used in the analysis of the data. It is found that the majority of parents do not find digital environments safe. Parents stated the negative effects of digital technologies on children as developing various addictions, health problems, decline in academic success, decline in face to face communication skills, moving away from real life experiences, and moving away from cultural values. The majority of parents indicated that they did not witness a negative event that their children experienced in digital environments. Another important result is that the majority of children do not seek help from their parents regarding the problems they encounter in digital environments. It is recommended that parents should create an environment of trust where their children can share their negative situations and establish a strong communication with their children.

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Examining middle school students’ views on text bullying

Semerci¹

2015

Educ Inf Technol

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Gender Differences in Sexting Behaviors Among Chlamydia Positive Adolescents and Young Adults

Cited by 4 publications

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Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents

Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents

An Investigation of Processes of Children's Digital Technologies Usage from the Perspective of Digital Age Parents

Examining middle school students’ views on text bullying

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