Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA.
Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA.
J Adolesc. 2022 Jan;94(1):5-18. doi: 10.1002/jad.12000. Epub 2022 Jan 26.
Approximately 15% of adolescent girls in the United States have engaged in sexting. Although sexting frequency is similar across genders, adolescent girls report more negative consequences. To date, the majority of sexting research focuses on demographic and behavioral predictors of sexting frequency or onset and there is limited research on the associations between different sexting motivations and consequences. This cross-sectional study draws upon approach-avoidance motivation theory to examine how different sexting motivations serve as risk and protective factors related to negative sexting consequences and which motivations promote more positive experiences.
A sample of 200 cisgender girls, 14-18 years, diverse with respect to race/ethnicity and geographical region, who had sexted a male recipient in the past year completed an online survey.
Regression analyses indicated that avoidance motivations sexting in response to peer pressure and popularity and sexting in response to male coercion were risk factors for negative sexting consequences. Sexual subjectivity (sexual body-esteem, entitlement to sexual pleasure, and sexual self-reflection) was a protective factor against negative sexting consequences and, along with sexting for sexual or romantic reasons, an approach motivation, was associated with experiencing more positive sexting consequences.
These findings support previous recommendations that schools incorporate ways to counter pressured sexting into existing cyberbullying or dating violence curricula and also align with a positive sexual development framework that acknowledges the importance of consensual and healthy sexual experiences during adolescence that minimize risks and vulnerabilities.
美国约有 15%的少女曾参与过色情短信发送。尽管性别之间的色情短信发送频率相似，但少女报告的负面影响更多。迄今为止，大多数色情短信发送研究都集中在预测色情短信发送频率或开始发送的人口统计学和行为因素上，而关于不同的色情短信发送动机与后果之间的关联的研究有限。本横断面研究借鉴趋近-回避动机理论，探讨了不同的色情短信发送动机如何作为与负面色情短信发送后果相关的风险和保护因素，以及哪些动机可以促进更积极的体验。
研究对象为 200 名跨性别女孩，年龄在 14-18 岁之间，在种族/族裔和地理位置方面具有多样性，她们在过去一年中曾向男性收件人发送过色情短信，完成了一项在线调查。
回归分析表明，回避动机的色情短信发送是为了应对同伴压力和人气，以及为了应对男性胁迫，是负面色情短信发送后果的风险因素。性主体（性身体自尊、性愉悦的权利和性自我反思）是负面色情短信发送后果的保护因素，与出于性或浪漫原因发送色情短信一样，是一种趋近动机，与体验更积极的色情短信发送后果有关。
这些发现支持了之前的建议，即学校应将抵制有压力的色情短信发送纳入现有的网络欺凌或约会暴力课程中，并与积极的性发展框架相一致，该框架承认在青少年时期获得同意和健康的性体验的重要性，以尽量减少风险和脆弱性。
