ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2019
Sextual Intercourse: Considering Social-Cognitive Predictors and Subsequent Outcomes of Sexting Behavior in Adulthood.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a Theory-Based Digital Animated Video Intervention to Reduce Intention and Willingness to Sext Among Diploma Students: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Who Sexts? An Analysis of Psychological Predictors in Adolescents and Emerging Adults.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Safe Sexting, Sexual Orientation, and Gender: Risky Sexting in a Community Sample.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Sexting Behaviors and Fear of Missing out Among Young Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sexting in Young Adults: A Normative Sexual Behavior.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Sexting Behaviors Before and During COVID-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Motivations, Behaviors and Expectancies of Sexting: The Role of Defensive Strategies and Social Media Addiction in a Sample of Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Sending Nude Pictures and Videos Across Multiple Relationship Contexts in the Adult Norwegian Population.Sexuality & culture · 2023Article
- Young Adults' Qualitative Self-Reports of Their Outcomes of Online Sexual Activities.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
- Consensual Sexting among College Students: The Interplay of Coercion and Intimate Partner Aggression in Perceived Consequences of Sexting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify specific social-cognitive factors that may influence the likelihood of engaging in sexting, and potential positive and negative outcomes of such behaviors, in adults. We asked 244 adult participants (64.5% women) to complete a set of online measures reflecting sexting engagement, social-cognitive factors (definitions, differential association, differential reinforcement, and imitation), and outcomes of sexting behavior (risky sexual behavior appraisal, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction). Results showed that 77.6% of our sample had sexted. Sexting in the context of a romantic relationship was predicted by differential reinforcement and friend imitation, while positive definitions of sexting alone predicted sexting someone outside the context of a romantic relationship. This indicates that motivations for sexting engagement may be context specific in adulthood. Those who had sexted demonstrated significantly higher sexual satisfaction than those who had never sexted. However, sexting outside of a romantic relationship predicted reduced perceived risk and heightened perceived benefit of engaging in real-life risky sexual behaviors. This suggests there may be both positive and negative implications of sexting engagement in adulthood.
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