Forensic Research Unit, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Thorn, El Segundo, California, USA.
J Adolesc. 2023 Jun;95(4):672-685. doi: 10.1002/jad.12143. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
There is growing evidence about the prevalence of sending, receiving, or resharing nude images by youth (sexting). Less is known about the demographic, technology use, and social context correlates of sexting. Using logistic regression, we looked at predictors of sexting behaviors in minors.
Participants were a market panel sample of 394 youths aged 9-12 and 602 youths aged 13-17 (M = 13.5, SD = 2.50, 60.3% females) recruited for an anonymous online survey in the United States. The survey comprised questions about demographic characteristics, sexting behaviors, technology use, attitudes, and perceived norms. The four outcomes were sending nude or near-nude images or videos (images), receiving images sent without the depicted person's knowledge, nonconsensually resharing images, or having one's own images nonconsensually reshared.
Regression analyses showed gender, gender/sexual minority status, use of dating apps and particular online platforms, self-sharing and resharing attitudes, and friend norms predicted sending images. Age, resharing attitudes, and friend norms all predicted receiving nude images of other youths. Household income, geographic location, some online platforms, resharing attitudes, and friend norms all predicted nonconsensual resharing of nudes. Age, use of encrypted apps, and friend norms predicted having one's own image nonconsensually reshared.
We partially replicated prior research by finding associations between age and gender. Further, we identified technology use factors including the use of dating apps and particular platforms. Attitudes about sexting and perceived friend norms were robust across sexting behaviors, suggesting these factors are potentially important for intervention.
越来越多的证据表明，青少年中存在发送、接收或转发裸照的现象（发色情短信）。但对于发色情短信与人口统计学、技术使用和社会背景的关联，我们的了解还比较有限。本研究使用逻辑回归分析，探讨了未成年人发色情短信行为的预测因素。
参与者是美国一项匿名在线调查的市场面板样本，包括 394 名 9-12 岁的青少年和 602 名 13-17 岁的青少年（M=13.5，SD=2.50，60.3%为女性）。调查包含了关于人口统计学特征、发色情短信行为、技术使用、态度和感知规范的问题。四个结果分别是发送裸照或近乎裸照或视频（图像）、未经所绘人物知晓而收到图像、非自愿转发图像、或自己的图像被非自愿转发。
回归分析显示，性别、性别/性少数群体身份、使用约会应用程序和特定在线平台、自我分享和转发态度以及朋友规范预测了发送图像。年龄、转发态度和朋友规范都预测了收到其他青少年的裸照。家庭收入、地理位置、某些在线平台、转发态度和朋友规范都预测了非自愿转发裸照。年龄、使用加密应用程序和朋友规范预测了自己的图像被非自愿转发。
我们部分复制了之前的研究，发现年龄和性别之间存在关联。此外，我们还确定了与技术使用相关的因素，包括约会应用程序和特定平台的使用。关于发色情短信的态度和感知到的朋友规范在各种发色情短信行为中都具有很强的稳健性，这表明这些因素可能对干预措施很重要。
