Sexting by high school students: An exploratory and descriptive study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-21

  Strassberg, Donald S ^a   McKinnon, Ryan K ^a   Sustaíta, Michael A ^a   Rullo, Jordan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Explicit cell phone pictures; Sexting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871615546     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9969-8     Document Type: Article

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