ArticleJournal of adolescence2021
Patterns of sexting and sexual behaviors in youth: A Latent Class Analysis.
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- Adolescent Sexting in Romantic Relationships and Daily Positive and Negative Affect Dynamics: A Dyadic Intensive Longitudinal Study.Computers in human behavior · 2026Article
- The Association Between Pathological Personality Domains and Aggravated and Risky Sexting in a Sample of Emerging Adults.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- The protective role of parent-child communication: how disclosure moderates the link between risk profiles and adolescent sexting behaviors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Latent Profile Analysis of the Consensual and Non-Consensual Sexting Experiences among Canadian Adolescents.Youth & society · 2024Article
- Sexual health variation among gang-involved youth in Washington state: Social ecological implications for research and practice.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2024Article
- Latent Heterogeneity of Online Sexual Experiences and Associations With Sexual Risk Behaviors and Behavioral Health Outcomes in Chinese Young Adults: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Adolescent Sexting, Violence, and Sexual Behaviors: An Analysis of 2014 and 2016 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data.The Journal of school health · 2023Article
- Social Overview of Smartphone Use by Teenagers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionA sizable minority of youth are sexting; however there are likely large individual differences in sexting and sexual behaviors, yet to be captured. A Latent Class Analysis was used to identify subgroups of youth characterized by differential engagement in sexting and sexual behaviors.
methodsParticipants were an ethnically diverse sample of 894 youth (55.8% female; Mage = 17.04, SD = 0.77) from a longitudinal survey study in southeast Texas. Latent classes were identified through participants' responses to the following indicator variables: sending, receiving, and requesting sexts, sexual activity, contraception use, ≥ three partners, and substance use prior to sexual activity. Gender, ethnicity, impulsivity, and living situation were analyzed as predictors, and depressive symptoms as an outcome, of class membership.
resultsThe analysis revealed four distinct classes: No sexting-Low sex (42.2%), Sexting-Low sex (4.5%), No sexting-Moderately risky sex (28.3%), and Sexting-Moderately risky sex (24.9%). Gender and ethnicity predicted class membership wherein females and ethnic minority youth were less likely to be in groups displaying higher rates of sexting. Impulsivity and living situation predicted class membership, such that youth reporting higher impulsivity and living in a situation other than with two biological parents were less likely to be in classes displaying low sexting and sexual behaviors. Group membership predicted depressive symptoms.
conclusionsResults suggest that not all youth who are sexting are having sex, and not all youth who are having sex are sexting. Evidence of individual differences in youth sexual behaviors should inform educational initiatives aimed at teaching youth about sexual and online health.
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