Sexting, mental health, and victimization among adolescents: a literature review
Autor/a
Gasso, Aina M.
Klettke, Bianca
Agustina, José R.
Montiel Juan, Irene
Data de publicació
2019-07-03ISSN
1660-4601
Resum
The practice of creating and sharing sexual images via technological devices, known as sexting, has received crescent attention in the past years, especially due to the increase of adolescent engagement in this behavior. Although consensual sexting is not prima facie a crime, as some research has shown, it has the potential to be a risky behavior, and a threshold to get exposure to dangerous kinds of victimization as sextortion, online grooming or cyberbullying. In this context, teenagers represent a vulnerable group due to their limited ability of self-regulation, their high susceptibility to peer pressure, their technophilia, and their growing sexual curiosity. The present paper aims to review the scientific literature to analyze the relationship between mental health and sexting as a potentially risky behavior and its association with online victimization. The results and implications will be discussed.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió acceptada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
159.9 - Psicologia
Paraules clau
Adolescents
Sexting
Internet i adolescents
Salut mental
Sexualitat
Teenagers
Sexting
Internet and teenagers
Mental health
Sexuality
Adolescentes
Sexting
Internet y adolescentes
Salud mental
Sexualidad
Pàgines
14
Publicat per
MDPI
Col·lecció
16; 13
Publicat a
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Citació
Gassó, Aina M.; Klettke, Bianca; Agustina, José R. [et al.]. Sexting, mental health, and victimization among adolescents: a literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, vol. 16, núm. 13, p. 1-14. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/13/2364>. Fecha de acceso: 26 ene. 2020. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16132364
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