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Diferencias de género en la asociación entre el sexting y el comportamiento autodestructivo entre los adolescentes
Yu-Chuan Chiu1, Chun-Hao Liu2, Shan-Mei Chang3,4
1Department of Psychiatry, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Psychiatry investigation
|August 21, 2025
Resumen
Este estudio encontró que los comportamientos de sexting, particularmente el sexting no consensuado o presionado, están relacionados con un mayor riesgo de autolesiones en los adolescentes. El género influye significativamente en esta asociación, con las mujeres mostrando mayores riesgos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud mental de los adolescentes
- Ciberpsicología
- Salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- El sexting es cada vez más frecuente entre los adolescentes.
- Investigaciones anteriores sugieren un vínculo entre el sexting y los resultados negativos para la salud mental.
- Las diferencias de género en el comportamiento de los adolescentes y la salud mental justifican la investigación.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar la relación entre varios comportamientos de sexting y autolesiones entre adolescentes taiwaneses.
- Investigar las diferencias de género en la asociación entre el sexting y la autolesión.
- Para identificar comportamientos específicos de sexting asociados con un elevado riesgo de autolesiones.
Principales métodos:
- Un muestreo estratificado en dos etapas de 5.190 adolescentes (de 11 a 18 años) en Taiwán.
- Los cuestionarios en línea evaluaron el sexting, el acoso cibernético y la autolesión.
- Los análisis estadísticos incluyeron regresión lineal univariable, multivariable y modelos de interacción bidireccional para evaluar los efectos de género.
Principales resultados:
- El 2,5% de los adolescentes informó haber enviado mensajes sexuales en el último año; el 1,7% envió sus propias imágenes/vídeos.
- Se informó de sexting no consensuado (1.0%) y sexting bajo presión (0.9%).
- El sexo femenino, el envío de contenido propio, el sexting no consensuado y bajo presión se asociaron significativamente con puntuaciones más altas de autolesiones.
Conclusiones:
- Este estudio es el primero en explorar las diferencias de género en las asociaciones de sexting y autolesiones en un contexto no occidental.
- El impacto del sexting en el riesgo de autolesiones difiere entre los adolescentes varones y las adolescentes.
- Ciertos tipos de comportamientos sexuales conllevan distintos riesgos para los adolescentes de autolesionarse.
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