Youth sexting and associations with parental media mediation

Corcoran, Erin; Doty, Jennifer; Wisniewski, Pamela J.; Gabrielli, Joy

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2022.107263

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“…High levels of dyadic mutuality in parent-child interaction play a vital role in supporting children's development [ 50 ]. Previous studies found that parent-to-children mediation practice can reduce youth sexting behaviors [ 51 ] and buffer the influence of TV viewing on adolescents' drinking intentions, compared with traditional instructive or restrictive communication strategies [ 52 ]. Children-to-parent feedback, such as when children offer solutions to parents' questions about digital use, enables children to seek information from knowledgeable participants [ 53 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

Guo,

Xu,

Wang

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

Guo,

Xu,

Wang

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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“…Today’s digital mass media offer individuals new chances to experiment with their sexuality and romantic relationships, and for adolescents and adults sexting is a novel way to use digital media for expression of intimacy and sexual communication (Roberts & Ravn, 2020). Indeed, sexting, defined as the sharing of sexually explicit messages or images, has become progressively more frequent among adolescents and adults (Corcoran et al, 2022). However, according to the literature, it is one of the most important risk factors for image-based sexual abuse—that is, the nonconsensual creation and/or distribution of private sexual images (McGlynn & Rackley, 2017)—because sexts can be forwarded or published without the permission of the originator (Mori et al, 2019; Ojeda et al, 2019; Powell et al, 2022; Van Ouytsel et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Sexting on the Perception of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Rollero

Teresi

Pagliaro

2023

J Interpers Violence

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Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon that significantly impacts many women around the world. Among the different forms that it might take, image-based sexual abuse represents one of the most common forms nowadays. According to the literature, sexting—the sharing of sexually explicit messages or images—is one of the most important risk factors for image-based sexual abuse because sexts can be forwarded or published without the authorization of the originator. Nevertheless, sexting can play a role in sexual and relational development and serve as a first step in experimenting with sexual contact in real life. In this study ( N = 603 from the general population), we examined the relations between people’s beliefs about sexting, attitudes toward it, and sexting behavior on the one hand, and reactions to a situation of nonconsensual dissemination of sexts on the other hand. Results showed that social pressure exerted by peers and partners to sext was associated with both positive attitudes toward sexting and sexting behaviors. Attitudes toward sexting, then, have a spillover effect on the reactions toward a victim of nonconsensual dissemination of sexts, in terms of empathy, victim blaming, and affective reactions. Implications for both research and policymaking regarding this form of gender-based violence are discussed.

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“…Rutkowski et al (2021) looked at 215 parent-child dyads and found that for parents, active mediation and monitoring were positively associated with an overall level of parentchild communication. For comparison, Corcoran et al (2022) collected data from 306 parent-child dyads and found active mediation was associated with less sexually explicit image sending by the children. Unlike other studies, restrictive mediation was also associated with less explicit image sending and receiving by children, whereas monitoring was ineffective (associated with increased sending) and technology controls had no effect.…”

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“…For example, Young and Tully (2022) looked at parent-child communication about sexting and found that children who perceived their parents as supportive of autonomy had more positive expectations about communication. Corcoran et al (2022) looked at parent-child communication in 306 dyads and found that active mediation (e.g., talking about which websites are "good" or "bad") was associated with a lower frequency of sending sexts. This research on parent-child communication could draw on related research that shows parent-child communication about sex in general is associated with less risky sexual behavior in the future (Widman et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

American Parents’ Perceptions of Child Explicit Image Sharing

Seto

Roche

Goharian³

et al. 2022

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Parents and other adult caregivers of biologically or sociolegally related children (hereafter, “parents”) can play an important role in the online behavior of children in their care. In this study, we examined parental correlates of three outcomes— talking to their child about image sharing (66% yes); expecting their child had shared sexually explicit images (39% yes); and preparedness if their child’s sexually explicit images were leaked (38% yes)—in a survey of a nationally representative sample of 402 parents in the United States. Regression analyses revealed that talking to one’s child about sexually explicit image sharing was significantly associated with the parent being a mother, having a child in high school, enforcing a higher number of technology rules, knowing about secondary social media accounts, and expecting that their child’s friends share sexually explicit images of themselves. Expecting their child had sent sexually explicit images was significantly predicted by parents having fewer technology rules in place for their child, more permissive parental attitudes about resharing sexually explicit images, and the expectation that their child’s friends or schoolmates had sent sexually explicit images. Unexpectedly, perceived parental preparedness if their child’s sexually explicit images were leaked was significantly predicted by less—rather than more—parental comfort in talking to children about their child’s online activities.

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Youth sexting and associations with parental media mediation

Cited by 9 publications

References 61 publications

The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

The effects of parent-child separation on the digital literacy of children and adolescents: A bidirectional perspective study

The Role of Sexting on the Perception of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

American Parents’ Perceptions of Child Explicit Image Sharing

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