Sexual Communication in the Digital Age: Adolescent Sexual Communication with Parents and Friends About Sexting, Pornography, and Starting Relationships Online
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Adolescents prefer to discuss digital sexual topics (i.e., sexting, pornography, online flirt/date) with their friends rather than their parents, as they perceived their parents to be less experienced with these newer forms of sexual expression.
“Adolescents stated that they prefer to discuss digital sexual topics (i.e., sexting, pornography, online flirt/date) with their friends rather than their parents, as they perceived their parents to be less experienced with these newer forms of sexual expression (Widman et al., 2021).”
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- Authors
- Widman, L., Javidi, H., Maheux, A. J., Evans, R., Nesi, J., & Choukas-Bradley, S.
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Widman, Laura
- Venue
- Sexuality & Culture
- Published
- 2021-04-29
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2092-2109
- ISSN
- 1095-5143 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4822
- OpenAlex
- W3158510730
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 98
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 8.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2021-06-07)
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Sexuality & Culture (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- sexual communication, sexting, online pornography, online relationships, adolescents, parent-adolescent communication, peer-to-peer communication, gender differences, high school students, adolescent development
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