Prevalence, correlates and attitudes towards sexting among young people in Melbourne, Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 332-339

  Yeung, Timothy H ^a,b   Horyniak, Danielle R ^a,c   Vella, Alyce M ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^a,c   Lim, Megan S C ^a,c  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

behaviours; communication; Internet; mobile phone; sexually explicit images; text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; AUSTRALIA; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLIRTING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVACY; RECREATION; SEXTING; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84907013612     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14032     Document Type: Article

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