ArticleBMC psychology2020
What are you sexting? Parental practices, sexting attitudes and behaviors among Italian adolescents.
Article in BMC psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The protective role of parent-child communication: how disclosure moderates the link between risk profiles and adolescent sexting behaviors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Viewing of Sexually Explicit Internet Material Among Jewish and Arab Adolescents: The Role of Parental Monitoring and Family Communication About Sexuality.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Asthma in Children With Allergic Rhinitis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025Article
- Parental and Artificial Intelligence Perspectives on Adolescent Sexting: A Comparative Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations between positive parenting and youths' engagement in sexting behaviors: the mediating role of filial self-efficacy beliefs.Computers in human behavior · 2024Article
- Sexting Among Australian Adolescents: Risk and Protective Factors.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
- Measurement Invariance across Sexual Orientation for Measures of Sexual Attitudes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexting has recently emerged as a public health and social issue. The present study had two aims: a) to preliminarily test adolescent gender differences on parental practices regarding adolescent online life, parental monitoring, adolescent attitude towards sexting and sexting behaviors; b) to separately test for male and female adolescents a conceptual model in which sexting behaviors are explained by the parental practices and monitoring, with the mediation of adolescent negative attitude towards sexting.
methodsDirect and indirect links between the variables in the model were investigated. The study was carried out with 541 participants. Participants were Italian adolescents (60% males; 40% females) aged 14 to 19 years (M
resultsResults suggested that females sent more multimedia sexts, had a higher perception of risk associated with sexting and reported higher scores for both parental practices regarding adolescent online life and parental monitoring. Rules on Contents, Parental Knowledge, Adolescent Disclosure, and Parental Control resulted to be linked to both sexting attitudes and behaviors for male and female adolescents.
conclusionsFindings emphasize the important role that parents play in shaping attitudes and behaviors of both daughters and sons during adolescence.
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