Sexting and Mental Health: A School-Based Longitudinal Study among Youth in Texas

Autor/inn/en	Chaudhary, Pooja; Peskin, Melissa; Temple, Jeff R.; Addy, Robert C.; Baumler, Elizabeth; Ross, Shegog
Titel	Sexting and Mental Health: A School-Based Longitudinal Study among Youth in Texas
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 8 (2017) 1, Artikel 11 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Sexual Harassment; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Computer Mediated Communication; Mental Health; Longitudinal Studies; Incidence; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Middle School Students; Grade 6; Grade 7; Urban Schools; Early Adolescents; Social Media; Visual Aids; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Belästigung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Computerkonferenz; Psychohygiene; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Vorkommen; Angst; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Soziale Medien; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	Background: Sexting has emerged as a common socio-cultural problem in our society today. Few studies have estimated the prevalence of sexting among younger middle school youth and even fewer have assessed the relationship between sexting and mental health outcomes like anxiety and depression symptoms among middle school youth. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of sexting among sixth and seventh-grade middle school students in a large urban school district in Southeast Texas and to assess its relationship with mental health outcomes (both anxiety and depression) among these youth. Methods: A retrospective analysis of an existing three-year randomized, two-arm, nested longitudinal study was conducted. Associations between sexting and depression symptoms; and sexting and anxiety symptoms were assessed via univariate and multivariate logistic analysis. Results: The prevalence of sexting among sixth graders was found to be 12%. Compared to youth who were not engaged in sexting, engagement in sexting was associated with significantly increased odds of depression and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion: Sexting is common among youth and is associated with poorer mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression among these youth, but further validation of these findings is needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01