Importance The existing literature on sexting among youth shows that sexting is a predictor
of sexual behavior and may be associated with other health outcomes and risky behaviors …

Sexting among youths has become a necessary topic of interest in research because of the
negative consequences that this activity could create, especially when content is shared with …

Importance Sexting is the exchange of sexual messages, photographs, or videos via
technological devices and is common and increasing among youth. Although various …

Despite increasing public interest and concern about young people's involvement in the self-
production of sexual images (or 'sexting'), there remains a dearth of research into their …

This study explores adolescents' perceptions of applications used for sexting, the motives for
engaging in sexting, and the consequences they relate to sexting behavior. We conducted …

Research on the sexting experiences of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) youth is limited.
Prior work often does not measure problematic forms of sexting, such as the unauthorized …

This study examined adolescents' sexting experiences, with an emphasis on the prevalence
of sending and receiving sexts from romantic partners, friends/peers, online friends, and …

Sexting is the exchange of sexually suggestive contents via Internet, Smartphone, and
Social Networking Websites. Recently, the research on sexting motivations increased in …

Sexting has received increasing scholarly and media attention. Especially, minors'
engagement in this behaviour is a source of concern. As adolescents are highly sensitive …

The potential emotional and legal consequences of adolescents' engagement in sending
sexually explicit pictures through the internet or the mobile phone (ie, sexting) have caused …