Department of Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M International University, 5201 University Blvd, Laredo, TX 78041, USA.
Psychiatr Q. 2011 Sep;82(3):239-43. doi: 10.1007/s11126-010-9165-8.
Several legal cases in the United States in which adolescents were charged with child pornography distribution after sharing nude photographs of themselves with romantic partners or others have highlighted the issue of sexting behaviors among youth. Although policy makers, mental health workers, educators and parents have all expressed concern regarding the potential harm of sexting behaviors, little to no research has examined this phenomenon empirically. The current study presents some preliminary data on the incidence of sexting behavior and associated high risk sexual behaviors in a sample of 207 predominantly Hispanic young women age 16-25. Approximately 20% of young women reported engaging in sexting behavior. Sexting behaviors were not associated with most other high-risk sexual behaviors, but were slightly more common in women who found sex to be highly pleasurable or who displayed histrionic personality traits.
美国的几起法律案件中，青少年因与浪漫伴侣或其他人分享自己的裸体照片而被指控传播儿童色情制品，这突显了青少年之间的发色情短信行为问题。尽管政策制定者、心理健康工作者、教育工作者和家长都对发色情短信行为的潜在危害表示关注，但几乎没有研究从实证角度研究这一现象。本研究在一个由 207 名主要为西班牙裔的 16-25 岁年轻女性组成的样本中，展示了一些关于发色情短信行为以及相关高危性行为发生率的初步数据。大约 20%的年轻女性报告有过发色情短信行为。发色情短信行为与大多数其他高危性行为无关，但在那些认为性非常愉悦或表现出歇斯底里人格特征的女性中更为常见。
