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Adolescent Sexting Involvement Over 4 Years and Associations With Sexual Activity.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To investigate how demographic factors, dating, and sexual behaviors are related to both initial and changing rates of sexting over time, we examined sexting involvement among ethnically diverse adolescents over a 4-year period. METHODS:A total of 1,042 participants from seven public high schools throughout southeast Texas (Dating it Safe study) were asked yearly about sexting involvement, as well as sexual and dating behaviors. RESULTS:Using latent growth curve modeling, results revealed that males and white participants had greater initial involvement in sexting compared with females and Hispanic and other ethnicities, respectively. In addition, we found that sexting significantly increased over the 4-year period. Finally, participants who had sex and who had more dating partners at each wave were significantly more likely to be involved in sexting than their counterparts, even after controlling for their initial sexting involvement. CONCLUSIONS:Involvement in sexting increases steadily from adolescence into emerging adulthood. The present study extends prior research by identifying a longitudinal association between sexting and sexual activity.

SUBMITTER: Choi HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874725 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adolescent Sexting Involvement Over 4 Years and Associations With Sexual Activity.

Choi Hye Jeong HJ Mori Camille C Van Ouytsel Joris J Madigan Sheri S Temple Jeff R JR

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 20190702 6

<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate how demographic factors, dating, and sexual behaviors are related to both initial and changing rates of sexting over time, we examined sexting involvement among ethnically diverse adolescents over a 4-year period.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1,042 participants from seven public high schools throughout southeast Texas (Dating it Safe study) were asked yearly about sexting involvement, as well as sexual and dating behaviors.<h4>Results</h4>Using latent growth curve mod ...[more]

PMID: 31277988

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Adolescent Sexting Involvement Over 4 Years and Associations With Sexual Activity.

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