Sexting Among Young Adults
Sexting Among Young Adults
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.05.013
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Zimmerman, Marc
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作者：
Gordon-Messer, Deborah;Bauermeister, Jose Arturo;Zimmerman, Marc
性短信引发了关于其合法性和安全性的争论，但很少有研究人员记录了性短信与健康之间的关系。我们描述了美国年轻人的性短信行为，并研究了其与性行为和心理健康的关系。S.年轻成人（18-24岁，N = 3，447）。我们使用四种类型的性短信来检查参与者的性短信行为：（1）非性短信者，（2）接收者，（3）发送者，（4）双向性短信者。然后，我们评估了性短信类别和社会人口特征，性行为和心理well-being.Results之间的关系：超过一半（57%）的受访者是nonsexters，28.2%是双向sexters，12.6%是接收器，和2%是sexters。男性受访者比女性受访者更有可能成为接收者。性活跃的受访者比非性活跃者更有可能是双向性行为者。在过去30天内性活跃的参与者中，我们发现在过去30天内性伴侣数量或无保护性伴侣数量方面没有性别差异。我们也没有发现性短信和心理健康之间的关系。结论：我们的研究结果表明，性短信是不相关的性风险行为或心理健康。我们讨论了这项研究的结果，并提出了进一步研究的方向性短信。(C)2013年青少年健康和医学协会。All rights reserved.
Purpose: Sexting has stirred debate over its legality and safety, but few researchers have documented the relationship between sexting and health. We describe the sexting behavior of young adults in the United States, and examine its association with sexual behavior and psychological well-being.Methods: Using an adapted Web version of respondent-driven sampling, we recruited a sample of U. S. young adults (aged 18-24 years, N = 3,447). We examined participant sexting behavior using four categories of sexting: (1) nonsexters, (2) receivers, (3) senders, and (4) two-way sexters. We then assessed the relationships between sexting categories and sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behavior, and psychological well-being.Results: More than half (57%) of the respondents were nonsexters, 28.2% were two-way sexters, 12.6% were receivers, and 2% were senders. Male respondents were more likely to be receivers than their female counterparts. Sexually active respondents were more likely to be two-way sexters than non-sexually active ones. Among participants who were sexually active in the past 30 days, we found no differences across sexting groups in the number of sexual partners or the number of unprotected sex partners in the past 30 days. We also found no relationship between sexting and psychological well-being.Conclusions: Our results suggest that sexting is not related to sexual risk behavior or psychological well-being. We discuss the findings of this study and propose directions for further research on sexting. (C) 2013 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.