Is sexting bad for adolescent girls’ psychological well-being? A longitudinal assessment in middle to late adolescence

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• Autor: Jakov Burić
• Autor: Justin R Garcia
• Autor: Aleksandar Štulhofer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-3644
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Filozofski fakultet; (Odsjek za sociologiju)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI; Sociologija; Posebne sociologije

Sažetak (engleski)

Sexting, the digital transmission of sexual messages and images, has become a topic of increased interest and concern. Drawing largely on cross-sectional studies, the literature on associations between sexting and psychosocial outcomes remains inconsistent. The current longitudinal study investigated associations between adolescent girls’ sexting and two indicators of psychological well-being: symptoms of depression/anxiety and self-esteem. Responses were collected from a panel sample of 859 female Croatian secondary-school students over a 20-month period, across five classroom-based data collection points. Multi-domain latent growth curve modeling indicated that sexting dynamics were unrelated to changes in psychological well-being. Adverse family environment and, to a lesser extent, participants’ peer conformism were related to more frequent sexting and lower levels of psychological well-being. Our findings support the notion that in general adolescent girls’ sexting may be a (non-pathological) part of sexual development during middle to late adolescence in today’s digital age.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): Adolescence; computer-mediated communication; psychological well-being; sexting
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - međunarodna recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Završna verzija rukopisa prihvaćena za objavljivanje (postprint)
• Naslov časopisa: New Media & Society
• Brojčani podaci: vol. -, 10.1177/1461444820931091
• p-ISSN: 1461-4448
• e-ISSN: 1461-7315
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820931091
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:085737
• Datum objave publikacije: 2020-06-04
• Projekt: Šifra: IP-2013-11-9221; Naziv (hrvatski): Prospektivno biopsihosocijalno istraživanje utjecaja seksualno eksplicitnih materijala na socijalizaciju i zdravlje mladih; Kratica: PROBIOPS SEM STUDY; Voditelj: Aleksandar Štulhofer; Pravna nadležnost: Hrvatska; Financijer: HRZZ; Linija financiranja: IP
• URL dokumenta: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1461444820931091
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2020-06-04 13:35:03