Relationships between Coerced Sexting and Differentiation of Self: An Exploration of Protective Factors

Laird, Jessica J.; Klettke, Bianca; Clancy, Elizabeth M.; Fuelscher, Ian

doi:10.3390/sexes2040037

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“…Some young adults described experiences of sexting whereby consent seemed not to be fully present. It was mainly young adult women narrating feelings of obligation to engage in sexting that was unwanted or about which they felt ambivalence, as found in other studies (Amundsen, 2022 ; Bonilla et al, 2021 ; Johnstonbaugh, 2022 ; Laird et al, 2021 ). The relational context meant they did not describe the pressure as direct but instead as arising from a fear of losing, or at the very least disappointing, their partner, which could represent indirect coercion (see Agnew, 2021 ).…”

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“…Yet, studies identify a continuum of consent, spanning both direct and indirect pressure and coercion (e.g., Cooper et al, 2016 ; García-Gómez, 2017 ; Ringrose et al, 2021 ; Setty, 2019 ; Thomas, 2018 ; Thorburn et al, 2021 ). Laird et al ( 2021 ) distinguish sexting in terms of Morgan et al’s ( 2006 ) model of forced, coerced, and willing sex. They locate willing but unwanted sexting in terms of social and relational expectations, obligations, and pressures, with young adult women reporting more coerced and willing but unwanted sexting than did the men.…”

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Young Love “Locked Down”: Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England

Setty,

Dobson

2023

Arch Sex Behav

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There were limited opportunities for in-person social, intimate, and sexual interactions in England during 2020–2021, due to restrictions imposed by the UK government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While previous studies examined the effects of lockdown on intimate relationships, there is less qualitative research regarding young people’s perspectives on and experiences of digitally mediated intimacy (sexting) during the period. This paper discusses findings from focus groups with 80 adolescents and interviews with 38 young adults that explored the topic. Analysis identified a normalization of non-consensual distribution of intimate images within adolescent peer culture and a reluctance to report or intervene in response to incidents of non-consensual distribution that are witnessed or experienced. The adolescent girls and young adult women also described other forms of unwanted and invasive image-sharing and requests for images. Young adults held various perspectives on sexting during lockdown, with some describing sexting as unfulfilling and/or “risky” and others sharing experiences of using sexting to generate intimacy and, among some, engaging in unwanted sexting with partners. By considering both adolescent and young adult perspectives obtained through focus groups and interviews, the study highlighted how group-level norms and meanings surrounding the risks and rewards of sexting may be reproduced or reworked as individuals transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The study underscores the need to support adolescents and young adults in cultivating healthy digital sexual cultures and interpersonal relationships.

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Young Love “Locked Down”: Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England

Setty,

Dobson

2023

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“…While consensual sexting is perceived to be a normative expression of young persons’ sexual repertoire (Levine, 2013 ) and a need for intimacy or validation (Bianchi et al, 2017 ), non-consensual sexting can be considered potentially harmful. The latter encompasses sexting behaviors performed under pressure, coercion, or threat, instances when a person is exposed to sexual material unwillingly/without their consent, or when their sexual image or text is distributed to the audiences beyond the intended recipients (Laird et al, 2021 ).…”

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Sexting Among Australian Adolescents: Risk and Protective Factors

Howard

Jarman

Clancy

et al. 2023

J. Youth Adolescence

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Although consensual sending of sexts between adolescents is considered developmentally appropriate, it may also entail a range of negative consequences. Current sexting research lacks a comprehensive theoretical framework identifying a range of risk and protective factors underpinning adolescent consensual sending of sexts across individual, interpersonal, and distal levels. Further, there is a lack of systematic evaluation of how the importance of these factors may vary across adolescent age. This study investigated the utility of the Social Development Model to predict a range of risk and protective factors across individual, family, peer, school, and community-level factors. The sample included 1302 teenagers from Victoria, Australia (Mage = 14.54, SD = 1.14, 50.8% girls). Results indicated that 146 (11.7%) participants sent a sext (76 boys and 70 girls). Logistic regression analyses revealed that the Social Development Model accounted for 45.8% of variance in sexting, with greater likelihood of sending sexts being associated with older age, prior sexual activity, school sector, physical activity, lifetime substance use, greater depressive symptoms, sensation seeking, and perceived substance availability in the community. Multigroup analyses revealed that lifetime substance use was associated with a greater likelihood of sending sexts among younger teens. Among older adolescents, adaptive coping was associated with reduced engagement in sexting, while higher parental overcontrol and family conflict increased the odds of sending sexts. Overall, sexting is associated with a range of modifiable factors potentially amenable to intervention.

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“…Research has shown that girls/women are more often coerced into sending nudes than men (Laird et al, 2021 ; Ross et al, 2019 ). This gender difference may reflect differences in the sexual scripts of men and women (Gagnon & Simon, 2005 ), which prescribe a more sexually passive or restrained role to women and a more sexually active or assertive role to men.…”

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Gender Differences in Sending Nude Pictures and Videos Across Multiple Relationship Contexts in the Adult Norwegian Population

Træen

Kvalem

2022

Sexuality & Culture

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This article aims to determine the prevalence of sending nude pictures/videos in the Norwegian population and investigates gender differences regarding consensual, unsolicited, and coerced experiences. Data were obtained from a probability-based web survey of 2181 men and 1967 women between 18 and 89 years old. The majority of participants expressed relatively accepting attitudes toward sending nude pictures/videos, and men expressed more positive attitudes than women. Twenty-nine percent of participants reported having lifetime experience with sending nude pictures/videos, and sending nude pictures/videos was more common in younger individuals than older individuals. More women than men claimed that they sent their most recent nude picture to a committed partner, and twice as many men than women had sent a nude picture to a stranger or a person they only had contact with on the Internet. In addition, more than twice as many women than men reported consensual sending nude pictures/videos, and more men than women sent unsolicited pictures/videos. Consensual sending nude pictures/videos was characterized by the presence of men and women within committed relationships. In Norway, sending nude pictures/videos seems to be a way of being sexual in the context of committed relationships.

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Relationships between Coerced Sexting and Differentiation of Self: An Exploration of Protective Factors

Cited by 6 publications

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Young Love “Locked Down”: Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England

Young Love “Locked Down”: Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England

Sexting Among Australian Adolescents: Risk and Protective Factors

Gender Differences in Sending Nude Pictures and Videos Across Multiple Relationship Contexts in the Adult Norwegian Population

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