
Receive, forward, repeat : the link between sexting intention, sexting attitudes, and non-consensual sexting behaviours
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- Janneke M. Schokkenbroek (UGent) , Koen Ponnet (UGent) , Joris Van Ouytsel, Michel Walrave and Wim Hardyns (UGent)
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- Sexting concerns the act of sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages or photos (i.e., ‘sexts’) through electronic means. When sexts are received or forwarded without the consent of the original sender, this is called non-consensual sexting. Our study set out to increase our understanding as to why individuals engage in non-consensual sext forwarding, by examining the role of sexting intentions, attitudes, and experience with non-consensual sext receiving. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey among a sample of 218 Belgian adults. Of this total sample, 169 (Mage = 25.85 years, 73.4% women) respondents had at least once received a sext from someone, resulting in a subsample of 169 respondents for the present study. Correlation analyses showed that non-consensual forwarding of sexts was significantly positively linked to stronger attitudes towards the risks of sexting and to experiences of non-consensual sext receiving. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that non-consensual sext forwarding was significantly linked to negative attitudes about sexting, but that this significant link disappeared when non-consensual sext receiving was included as a predictor in the model. Thus, our findings show that non-consensual sext forwarding is primarily linked to non-consensual sext receiving, suggesting that individuals who experience non-consensual sexting as a recipient are inclined to non-consensually forward a sext themselves regardless of their attitudes about (the risks of) sexting. This suggests that non-consensual sexting behaviours may be driven by social learning and/or impulsive decision-making processes, indicating an important avenue for future research.
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- Non-consensual sexting, Sexting intention, Sexting attitudes, Aggravated sexting, Social learning, Dual-process decision making
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01H8NXHTNCX7SGRACY25R5KDT6
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- Schokkenbroek, Janneke M., et al. “Receive, Forward, Repeat : The Link between Sexting Intention, Sexting Attitudes, and Non-Consensual Sexting Behaviours.” TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS, vol. 84, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.tele.2023.102036.
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- Schokkenbroek, J. M., Ponnet, K., Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., & Hardyns, W. (2023). Receive, forward, repeat : the link between sexting intention, sexting attitudes, and non-consensual sexting behaviours. TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS, 84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102036
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- Schokkenbroek, Janneke M., Koen Ponnet, Joris Van Ouytsel, Michel Walrave, and Wim Hardyns. 2023. “Receive, Forward, Repeat : The Link between Sexting Intention, Sexting Attitudes, and Non-Consensual Sexting Behaviours.” TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS 84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102036.
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- Schokkenbroek, Janneke M., Koen Ponnet, Joris Van Ouytsel, Michel Walrave, and Wim Hardyns. 2023. “Receive, Forward, Repeat : The Link between Sexting Intention, Sexting Attitudes, and Non-Consensual Sexting Behaviours.” TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS 84. doi:10.1016/j.tele.2023.102036.
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- 1.Schokkenbroek JM, Ponnet K, Van Ouytsel J, Walrave M, Hardyns W. Receive, forward, repeat : the link between sexting intention, sexting attitudes, and non-consensual sexting behaviours. TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS. 2023;84.
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- [1]J. M. Schokkenbroek, K. Ponnet, J. Van Ouytsel, M. Walrave, and W. Hardyns, “Receive, forward, repeat : the link between sexting intention, sexting attitudes, and non-consensual sexting behaviours,” TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS, vol. 84, 2023.
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