TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexting within young adults’ dating and romantic relationships
AU - Van Ouytsel, Joris
AU - Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra M.
AU - Walrave, Michel
AU - Ponnet, Koen
N1 - Funding Information:
The work of Dr Joris Van Ouytsel is supported by the Research Foundation Flanders ( 12J8719N ) and the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp (BOF — Klein Project FFB200066). The writing of the report and the decision to submit the article for publication were the sole responsibility of the authors and were in no way influenced by the funding institutions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Sexting, herein defined as the sending of self-made sexually explicit images, is a modern-day form of sexual communication. This review discusses recent findings in sexting research among (young) adults. We find that despite its risks, sexting is increasingly used within dating and romantic relationships and can carry different meanings depending on the context in which the images are exchanged. Risks associated with sexting include pressure, experiences of unwanted sexting, unauthorized distribution, and coercion. Problematic forms of sexting can have significant consequences on the victims. We suggest the need for future research to make use of a uniform and nuanced measure of sexting and underscore the need to focus on adolescents as well as adults of all ages.
AB - Sexting, herein defined as the sending of self-made sexually explicit images, is a modern-day form of sexual communication. This review discusses recent findings in sexting research among (young) adults. We find that despite its risks, sexting is increasingly used within dating and romantic relationships and can carry different meanings depending on the context in which the images are exchanged. Risks associated with sexting include pressure, experiences of unwanted sexting, unauthorized distribution, and coercion. Problematic forms of sexting can have significant consequences on the victims. We suggest the need for future research to make use of a uniform and nuanced measure of sexting and underscore the need to focus on adolescents as well as adults of all ages.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.04.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32480021
AN - SCOPUS:85085503265
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 36
SP - 55
EP - 59
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
ER -