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Evidence-Based Evaluation of and Intervention for Adolescent Sexting
Elizabeth K Englander1, Paul E Weigle2
1Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA 02325, USA.
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Sexting (sending a nude picture of oneself to another person) is a common, but not universal, behavior between adolescents. This article presents research on 2252 18 year old individuals studied between 2020 and 2022. Around 52% sent a sext to a peer. Approximately 70% experienced negative or positive pressure from peers or self-pressure. Approximately 77% of negative-pressured sexters reported challenges with anxiety, compared to 58% of positive-pressured sexters and 41% of non-sexters. This paper also presents typical and atypical sexting cases and notes clinical implications of the research findings.
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