Sexting and mental health among a spanish college sample: an exploratory analysis
Autor/a
Gasso, Aina M.
Mueller-Johnson, Katrin
Agustina, José R.
Montiel Juan, Irene
Fecha de publicación
2019ISSN
0974–2891
Resumen
Recent research on sexting suggests it could be related to mental health, but so far studies have often used simple and not clinically validated measures of mental health. Specific aims of this study were: 1) to analyze the lifetime prevalence of sexting behaviors among a Spanish College Sample by gender, and 2) to examine the psychopathological profile of those students who engaged in sexting. Method: The sample consisted of 120 Spanish college students (75% female, 22.1 mean age) who took part in an online survey about their engagement in sexting behaviors and psychopathological symptomatology, measured by LSB-50. Results: Out of the sample, 42% of participants engaged in active sexting behaviors, 58% in passive sexting, and 31% of participants had both received content and sent content. Furthermore, 41.1% of the sample showed depressive symptoms, whilst 52.7% reported anxiety symptoms, and sexters were 2.98 times more likely to be depressed, 2.52 times more likely to have anxiety, and 2.63 times more likely to show global psychopathology than non-sexters. Conclusions: Sexting is highly prevalent amongst Spanish college students, and those people who engage in sexting have higher ratios of mental health issues.
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
Versión aceptada
Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
159.9 - Psicología
Palabras clave
Salut mental
Sexting
Sexualitat
Depressió psíquica
Salud mental
Sexualidad
Costumbres sexuales
Depresión mental
Mental health
Sexting
Sexuality
Mental depression
Páginas
14
Publicado por
International Journal of Cyber Criminology
Colección
13; 2
Publicado en
International Journal of Cyber Criminology
Citación
Gassó, Aina M.; Mueller-Johnson, Katrin; Agustina Sanllehí, José Ramón [et al.]. Sexting and mental health among a spanish college sample: an exploratory analysis. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2019, 13(2), p. 534-547. Disponible en: <http://www.cybercrimejournal.com/GassoetalVol13Issue2IJCC2019.pdf>. Fecha de acceso: 17 may. 2020. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3709214.
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