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The Importance of Adolescents' Sexually Outgoing Self-Concept: Differential Roles of Self- and Other-Generated Sexy
Johanna M F van Oosten1, Dian A de Vries2, Jochen Peter1
11 Department of Communication Science, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam, The Netherlands .
Abstract:
The present study investigated the relationships between (exposure to) sexy self-presentations on social network sites (SNSs) and adolescents' sexual self-concept over time. Results from a three-wave panel study among 1,288 Dutch adolescents (aged 13-17 years) showed that more frequent engagement in sexy self-presentation, rather than exposure to sexy self-presentations of others, on SNSs positively predicted the importance of being sexually outgoing (e.g., sexy, seductive, and wild) in adolescents' self-concept 6 months later.
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