Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy.
CERISVICO - Research Centre on Community Development and Organisational Quality of Life, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy.
J Adolesc. 2023 Jun;95(4):661-671. doi: 10.1002/jad.12142. Epub 2023 Jan 30.
Research supporting adolescent sexual health and empowerment is needed. The study investigates sexting among adolescents using the resources that characterized the Positive Youth Development Approach (PYD) and considering the impact of parental monitoring. The study aims to describe sexting among three different groups of adolescents (i.e., Non Sexters [NS], Passive Sexters [PS], and Active Sexters [AS]) considering age and sex (first aim). It also seeks to identify predictors among the PYD's resources and parental monitoring that explain the probability of falling into the sexter or the non sexter groups (second aim) as well as the probability of falling into the active or the passive sexter groups (third aim).
The national representative sample was composed of 1866 Italian adolescents: 980 girls and 886 boys aged between 13 and 19 years old (M = 16.26; SD = 1.49). Participants completed a questionnaire that measured sexting behavior, PYD resources, and parental monitoring scales. Chi-squared and multivariate logistic regressions were performed.
Almost half of the participants (46.0%) were NS, 36.2% were PS, and 17.8% were AS. Results show that sex, age, Connection, and Child Disclosure are significant predictors of sexting behavior.
Results highlighted that sexting can be seen as a relational activity that adolescents use to establish connections as part as their sexual exploration. A parenting approach that promotes disclosure may help adolescents explore safely their sexuality and be accountable. Results also indicate that parents need to build educational alliances with schools to promote sexual health and empowerment among teenagers while preventing risk of harm.
需要支持青少年性健康和赋权的研究。本研究使用积极青年发展方法（PYD）的特征资源调查青少年的发色情短信行为，并考虑父母监督的影响。本研究旨在描述三个不同群体的青少年（即非发色情短信者[NS]、被动发色情短信者[PS]和主动发色情短信者[AS]）的发色情短信行为，同时考虑年龄和性别（第一个目标）。它还试图确定 PYD 资源和父母监督中的预测因素，这些因素可以解释落入发色情短信者或非发色情短信者群体的概率（第二个目标），以及落入主动或被动发色情短信者群体的概率（第三个目标）。
全国代表性样本由 1866 名意大利青少年组成：980 名女孩和 886 名男孩，年龄在 13 至 19 岁之间（M = 16.26；SD = 1.49）。参与者完成了一份问卷，测量了发色情短信行为、PYD 资源和父母监督量表。进行了卡方检验和多变量逻辑回归分析。
几乎一半的参与者（46.0%）是非发色情短信者，36.2%是被动发色情短信者，17.8%是主动发色情短信者。结果表明，性别、年龄、联系和儿童披露是发色情短信行为的显著预测因素。
结果强调，发色情短信可以被视为青少年用来建立联系的一种关系活动，作为他们性探索的一部分。促进披露的育儿方式可以帮助青少年安全地探索自己的性取向并承担责任。结果还表明，父母需要与学校建立教育联盟，以促进青少年的性健康和赋权，同时防止伤害风险。
