Sexting as a Predictor of First-Time Sexual Behavior among At-Risk Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Bogner, Jaclyn; Hadley, Wendy; Franz, Daschel; Barker, David H.; Houck, Christopher D.
Titel	Sexting as a Predictor of First-Time Sexual Behavior among At-Risk Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 43 (2023) 4, S.516-538 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bogner, Jaclyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/02724316221113351
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Photography; At Risk Persons; Early Adolescents; Sexuality; Health Behavior; Prevention; Middle School Students; Public Schools; Urban Schools; Student Behavior; Prediction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Fotografie; Risikogruppe; Sexualität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Vorhersage
Abstract	"Sexting" (electronic transmission of sexual pictures/messages) among early adolescents is associated with early sexual activity, a marker of increased sexual risk. The current study is a secondary analysis that examined the longitudinal relationship between sexting and first-time sex among a sample of early adolescents deemed "at risk" due to behavioral or emotional problems. Adolescents participated in a longitudinal sexual risk prevention trial and completed questionnaires assessing demographics, unsupervised peer time, mental health, and participation in sexting, oral sex, and penetrative sex (vaginal/anal). Analyses included 343 early adolescents (M[subscript age] = 12.89, 51% female, 77% racial/ethnic minority) with no history of oral or penetrative sex. Those who reported sexting at baseline were more likely to report first-time oral and/or penetrative sex by the 1-year follow-up. Exploratory analyses revealed that sexting predicted those who had engaged in both oral and penetrative sex. These findings highlight the need to address sexting in risk prevention. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01