Abusive sexting in adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Marinho, Ana Rita Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10348/11191
• topic: sexting; non-consensual sext

The term “sexting” refers to the sending, receiving, and forwarding of sexually explicit content through technological devices. This practice is considered a normative and common sexual behavior in adolescence, as it is a form of sexual expression and intimacy. However, several risks are associated with it when sexting takes non-consensual forms. This systematic review aimed to integrate different studies which analyzed the circumstances of consensual sexting and non-consensual sexting behavior. In order to fulfill the proposed objectives, three online databases (EBSCOhost, PubMed and Web of Science) were used. This research resulted in the extraction of 709 articles, among them, 40 were considered eligible for inclusion. In addition, a study by manual search was added, with the final sample of 41 articles, published between 2012 and 2021. Overall, it was found that sociodemographic and personal characteristics, mental health, peer pressure, coercion, violence, and interpersonal relationships were factors for the perpetration of consensual and non-consensual sexting behaviors. This systematic review also revealed that there is little research on the subject, and that there is a need for more studies in this area, especially on non-consensual sexting, in order to understand the characteristics of the practitioners of such behavior, so that programs of effective intervention can be developed.