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Sexting behaviour among adolescents: Do friendship quality and social competence matter?

Foody, Mairéad orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0026-0294, Kuldas, Seffetullah orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3510-4056, Mazzone, Angela orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5858-8033, Sargioti, Aikaterini orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9960-1364 and O'Higgins Norman, James orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0997-6942 (2023) Sexting behaviour among adolescents: Do friendship quality and social competence matter? Computers in Human Behavior, 142 . ISSN 0747-5632

Abstract
Sexting is fast becoming a common activity among adolescents, and an important issue of concern to adults. Previous literature suggests that the sending and/or receiving of sexual images, videos or texts within the peer network is a normative part of adolescent development. Much of the emerging work on sexting has focused on the peer network and emphasised that peer relationships are important contributing factors. Two under-studied elements in this regard relate to social competence and friendship; however, the association between sexting, social competence and friendship quality is difficult to determine based on previous literature alone. As such, this study performed two hierarchical regression models to identify which one best explains the relationships between these variables. Results suggest that Model 2, where social competence and sexting were predictors of friendship quality, explained more variance (25%) than Model 1, where social competence and friendship quality predicted sexting behaviour (16%). These results, as well as prevalence rates for sending sexts are discussed in detail. Recommendations for future research that considers the role of the peer group to understanding adolescent sexting are also outlined.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi. org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107651
Uncontrolled Keywords:Sexting; Friendship; Social competence; Adolescence
Subjects:Social Sciences > Social psychology
Social Sciences > Sociology
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > Anti-Bullying Research Centre (ABC)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107651
Copyright Information:© 2023 The Authors.
Funders:Irish Research Council and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 713279., European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101026567
ID Code:28087
Deposited On:17 Feb 2023 11:04 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 17 Feb 2023 11:04
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