Technology-Facilitated Harm and Abuse in Intimate Relationships

Sexting Behavior Among Youths

“…Consensual sexting is considered a regular form of sexual expression and intimate communication within romantic and sexual relationships, characterized by the exchange of sexually explicit content through the sending, receiving, or forwarding of messages, photos, or videos via electronic devices (Barroso et al, 2021(Barroso et al, , 2022. Although adolescents mainly engage in sexting to maintain intimate relationships or to increase their sexual satisfaction, they may also engage in sexting with harmful intentions and misuse this sexual content (see Schokkenbroek et al, 2023). The intention to expose or harm someone can lead to problematic behavior, whereby sharing the content of others without their consent is referred to as earlier mentioned NCS (Barroso et al, 2022).…”

“…By incorporating social learning and self-control theories, it becomes possible to explain both the consensual aspects associated with the normal expression of sexuality through sexting and the nonconsensual aspects involving norm violations and criminal behavior. According to some authors (Schokkenbroek et al, 2023), for example, a detailed insight into nonconsensual sexting, which is generally considered to be norm-violating and in some cases even criminal behavior, should be examined within a criminological theoretical framework.…”