Sexting Leads to Risky Sexual Behaviors in Teenagers

Research of US students at seven public high schools in Texas advice that a sexting was widely found and may be connected to teens sexual behaviors, based on a report posted in net first from the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

“Sexting” a blend of the words sex and texting will be the practice of digitally sending sexually explicit images or messages from a place person for some other.

Dr Jeff R Temple related to University of Texas Medical Branch Health, Galveston, and professionals being used data from part of a longitudinal survey and 948 candidates (55.9 % female).

Youngsters, who ranged in age from 14 to 19 years old, self-reported their roots or history of relationship, sexual behaviors and sexting.

Researchers evaluated teenager sexting with four queries: had they ever delivered naked pictures of their own selves through textual content or email; had they ever requested someone to get them a naked picture; had they actually been asked to mail naked pictures of their own selves to actually someone; and, in that case, how bothered were really they by it.

Specifically, more than one in four teenagers have sent a nude photo of themselves via electronic means, about 50 % have been requested to send a naked picture, and about a third have requested a naked picture as being sent to them. Boys were more likely to ask and girls at increased risk for being requested a sext, the authors noted.

The research also suggested that for both girls and boys, teens who exactly sexted were at increased risk for begun dating and also to have had sex compared to those who didn't sext.