Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting: A National Study
Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting: A National Study
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DOI：
10.1542/peds.2011-1730
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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8
通讯作者：
Wolak, Janis
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作者：
Mitchell, Kimberly J.;Finkelhor, David;Wolak, Janis
目标：获得过去一年中参与性短信（通过手机、互联网和其他电子媒体传输性图像）的青少年的全国估计，并提供所涉及青少年的详细信息和性图像的性质。方法：这项研究基于对 1560 名 10 至 17 岁青少年互联网用户的全国横断面电话调查。结果：估计值因图像或视频的性质以及青少年的角色而有很大差异。参与。百分之二半的青少年曾出现在或创作过裸体或近乎裸体的图片或视频。然而，当定义仅限于包含露骨的色情图像（即显示裸露的乳房、生殖器或臀部）时，该百分比会降低至 1.0%。参与调查的青少年中，7.1%的人表示曾收到过他人的裸体或近乎裸体的图片； 5.9% 的青少年表示收到过露骨的色情图片。很少有青少年分发这些图像。结论：由于关于青少年色情短信行为的政策辩论主要集中在对非法儿童色情制品的制作和拥有的担忧，因此进行研究以收集有关性图像性质的详细信息而不是使用没有后续行动的模棱两可的筛选问题非常重要。青少年接触色情短信的比例凸显出有必要向他们提供有关色情短信的法律后果的信息，以及如果他们收到色情短信图片该怎么办的建议。然而，数据表明，出现、创造或接收性图像远非青少年的规范行为。儿科 2012；129:13-20
OBJECTIVES: To obtain national estimates of youth involved in sexting in the past year (the transmission via cell phone, the Internet, and other electronic media of sexual images), as well as provide details of the youth involved and the nature of the sexual images.METHODS: The study was based on a cross-sectional national telephone survey of 1560 youth Internet users, ages 10 through 17.RESULTS: Estimates varied considerably depending on the nature of the images or videos and the role of the youth involved. Two and one-half percent of youth had appeared in or created nude or nearly nude pictures or videos. However, this percentage is reduced to 1.0% when the definition is restricted to only include images that were sexually explicit (ie, showed naked breasts, genitals, or bottoms). Of the youth who participated in the survey, 7.1% said they had received nude or nearly nude images of others; 5.9% of youth reported receiving sexually explicit images. Few youth distributed these images.CONCLUSIONS: Because policy debates on youth sexting behavior focus on concerns about the production and possession of illegal child pornography, it is important to have research that collects details about the nature of the sexual images rather than using ambiguous screening questions without follow-ups. The rate of youth exposure to sexting highlights a need to provide them with information about legal consequences of sexting and advice about what to do if they receive a sexting image. However, the data suggest that appearing in, creating, or receiving sexual images is far from being a normative behavior for youth. Pediatrics 2012;129:13-20