Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jun;52(6):697-701. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.026. Epub 2013 Apr 12.
This study addresses a gap in evidence regarding the nature and origins of the phenomenon of sexting from the perspective of young people.
A qualitative methodology was used, involving individual semistructured interviews with 33 young people aged 15-20 years. Participants were sourced via youth health, recreational, and educational settings using purposive snowball sampling. Results were organized using NVivo, and themes were generated.
Interviews with 15 males and 18 females exposed a number of themes, including the gendered nature of sexting, which is the focus of this article. Of particular concern is the theme of pressure experienced by both young women and young men to be involved in the behavior.
Findings highlight important implications for the design of strategies to prevent the potential harmful consequences of sexting. For prevention approaches to be effective, they must consider the underlying origins of the behavior and the online sociocultural context within which young people live.
本研究从年轻人的角度出发，针对有关性行为短信现象的本质和起源的证据空白问题进行研究。
采用定性方法，对 33 名 15-20 岁的年轻人进行了个人半结构化访谈。通过青年健康、娱乐和教育场所，采用有目的的滚雪球抽样来选择参与者。使用 NVivo 对结果进行组织，并生成主题。
对 15 名男性和 18 名女性的访谈揭示了一些主题，包括性行为短信的性别特征，这是本文的重点。特别值得关注的是，年轻女性和男性都面临参与这种行为的压力这一主题。
研究结果强调了制定策略以防止性行为短信可能带来的有害后果的重要意义。为了使预防措施有效，它们必须考虑到这种行为的潜在起源以及年轻人所处的在线社会文化背景。
