Too much too soon?: Perceived appropriateness of sexting across stages of relationship development and attachment tendencies among emerging adults
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Highlights：
• This study explores the frequency and perceptions of sexting across stages of relationships and across different attachment dimensions among emerging adults.
• Sending and receiving sexts is more frequent in the later stages of relationships.
• Attachment avoidance demonstrated a negative relationship with sexting frequency.
• Attachment anxiety was not related to the frequency of sexts sent or received.
• Sexting is perceived to be more appropriate in the later stages of relationships.
摘要
•This study explores the frequency and perceptions of sexting across stages of relationships and across different attachment dimensions among emerging adults.•Sending and receiving sexts is more frequent in the later stages of relationships.•Attachment avoidance demonstrated a negative relationship with sexting frequency.•Attachment anxiety was not related to the frequency of sexts sent or received.•Sexting is perceived to be more appropriate in the later stages of relationships.
论文关键词：Interpersonal communication,Mediated communication,Relationship development,Sexual communication,Attachment,Disclosure
论文评审过程：Received 27 October 2021, Revised 1 August 2022, Accepted 2 August 2022, Available online 7 August 2022, Version of Record 12 August 2022.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107429
