Physically distant, virtually close: Adolescents’ sexting behaviors during a strict lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Highlights:

• 40.9% of adolescents sexted during a strict lockdown period.

• They sexted mainly to gratify sexual arousal and intimacy needs.

• Partner pressure was linked to two of the most explicit sexting types.

• Girls were more likely to engage in sexting as a response to partner pressure.

• Other conditional relations emerged based on relationship and developmental status.

摘要

•40.9% of adolescents sexted during a strict lockdown period.•They sexted mainly to gratify sexual arousal and intimacy needs.•Partner pressure was linked to two of the most explicit sexting types.•Girls were more likely to engage in sexting as a response to partner pressure.•Other conditional relations emerged based on relationship and developmental status.

论文关键词:sexting,Adolescents,COVID-19,Lockdown,Uses and gratifications

论文评审过程:Received 15 February 2021, Revised 22 September 2021, Accepted 26 September 2021, Available online 28 September 2021, Version of Record 30 September 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107033