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  • Behavioral Science
  • Criminology

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  • Sexting, the exchange of sexually explicit messages or images, is a prevalent behavior among adolescents.
  • Justice-involved youth represent a vulnerable population with unique behavioral health challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the prevalence of sexting among justice-involved adolescents with first-time offenses.
  • To identify motivations for sexting and demographic correlates.
  • To investigate the association between sexting and various behavioral health problems.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 307 community-supervised justice-involved adolescents (mean age 14.50 years, 44.6% female) and their caregivers.
  • Adolescents completed self-report measures on technology use, sexting behaviors, sexual activity, substance use, delinquency, trauma symptoms, internalizing problems, and adaptive functioning.

Main Results:

  • Lifetime and past-year sexting prevalence were 37.7% and 29.5%, respectively.
  • Sexting was associated with increased sexual activity, unprotected sex, alcohol and drug use, delinquency, and elevated trauma and internalizing symptoms.
  • Sexters were older and more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ compared to non-sexters.

Conclusions:

  • Sexting is prevalent in justice-involved adolescents and frequently co-occurs with multiple behavioral health needs.
  • Routine assessment of sexting in community settings is recommended for this population.
  • Clinicians should be aware of legal implications when addressing sexting among justice-involved youth.