RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence and profile of sexting among adolescents in Ecuador.
A1 Yepez-Tito, Paula
A1 Ferragut-Ortiz-Tallo, Marta
A1 Blanca-Mena, María José
K1 Educación sexual de adolescentes
K1 Adolescente - Conducta sexual - Redes sociales
AB Sexting is an emergent phenomenon in adolescents that has been studied in the USA and Europe, but scarcely in Latin American countries. This study examined the psychometric properties of an instrument to measure sexting and analyzed the prevalence, correlators, and profile of sexting among Ecuadorian adolescents. Participants were 664 students aged between 12 and 18 years (M = 14.6, SD = 1.74) who completed a battery of questionnaires. Results showed a higher prevalence of passive sexting (18.5%–22.3%) than of active sexting (3.5%–18.5%). Sexting was not related to socioeconomic status, but was more prevalent among boys, late and middle adolescents, and those in a romantic relationship. In these groups, wanting to have sex was the main motivation for sexting, whereas joking with people was the main reason endorsed by girls and early adolescents. Those adolescents who scored higher on active sexting were more likely to sext with someone regarded as attractive and more likely to endorse wanting to have sex or dating as the motivation for sexting. The findings suggest that sexting is a way of expressing sexuality and that it is related to romantic interaction. The results are discussed in relation to preventing possible risks and negative consequences of sexting.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32397
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32397
LA eng
NO Yépez-Tito, P., Ferragut, M., Blanca, M.J. (2019). Prevalence and profile of sexting among adolescents in Ecuador. Journal of Youth Studies, 22, 505 - 519. Taylor & Francis, 2019. DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2018.1515475
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/5793
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026