Barroso Ricardo, Ramião Eduarda, Figueiredo Patrícia, Araújo Alexandra M
Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Front Psychol. 2021 Feb 24;12:610474. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610474. eCollection 2021.
Sexting has been defined as sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, images, or photos to others through digital platforms, and can assume more consensual or more abusive and violent forms. This study aims to explore the prevalence of abusive sexting in Portuguese adolescents and the psychological characteristics of sexting abusers in terms of emotional and behavioral problems, potential markers of psychopathy, childhood trauma and maltreatment, and different forms of aggression. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 4,281 participants, aged 12-20 years (2,264 girls and 2,017 boys), of whom 204 (4.8%) engaged in abusive sexting behaviors and 182 (4.3%) self-identified as being a non-consensual sexting victim. Abusive sexting was more common among boys and middle adolescents, and abusive sexting victims were more likely to be children of single-parent families. Engaging in abusive sexting and being a victim of abusive sexting were also related to behavioral and emotional problems, callousness, experiences of neglect and abuse in childhood, and various forms of aggression. Implications for future research and intervention are discussed.
“ sexting”被定义为通过数字平台向他人发送、接收或转发露骨的性信息、图像或照片，并且可能呈现出更多双方自愿的形式，或者更具辱骂性和暴力性的形式。本研究旨在探讨葡萄牙青少年中辱骂性“ sexting”行为的发生率，以及“ sexting”辱骂者在情绪和行为问题、精神病态潜在指标、童年创伤和虐待以及不同形式攻击行为方面的心理特征。对4281名年龄在12至20岁之间的参与者（2264名女孩和2017名男孩）进行了一项横断面研究，其中204人（4.8%）有辱骂性“ sexting”行为，182人（4.3%）自认为是被迫“ sexting”的受害者。辱骂性“ sexting”行为在男孩和青少年中期更为常见，辱骂性“ sexting”的受害者更有可能是单亲家庭的孩子。参与辱骂性“ sexting”行为以及成为辱骂性“ sexting”的受害者也与行为和情绪问题、冷漠、童年时期的忽视和虐待经历以及各种形式的攻击行为有关。文中还讨论了对未来研究和干预的启示。
