Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sexting is the exchange of sexual messages, photographs, or videos via technological devices and is common and increasing among youth. Although various studies have examined the association between sexting, sexual behaviors, and mental health, results are mixed.

Objective

To provide a meta-analytic synthesis of studies examining the associations between sexting, sexual behavior, and mental health using sex, age, publication date, and study methodological quality as moderators.

Data sources

Electronic searches were conducted in April 2018 in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and Web of Science, yielding 1672 nonduplicate records.

Study selection

Studies were included if participants were younger than 18 years and an association between sexting and sexual beh

SUBMITTER: Mori C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6580450 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature