Investigating the relationship between sexting and sexual coercion
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This study investigates the relationship between sexting, sexting coercion, and in-person sexual coercion victimization and perpetration. It aims to determine (1) if sexters are more likely to experience in-person sexual coercion perpetration or victimization than non-sexters and (2) if sexting coercion perpetration or victimization can be predicted by prior experiences of in-person or technology-based sexual coercion perpetration and victimization. Participants (N = 1076; ages 16 to 83) completed an online questionnaire about sexual experiences including modified French-translated versions of the Sexual Experiences Survey – Perpetration & Victimization – Tactics First. Findings reveal that (1) sexters experience more in-person sexual coercion perpetration and victimization than non-sexters, (2) within a sexting coercion perpetration regression model, being a man and past experiences of in-person perpetration predicted sexting coercion perpetration, and (3) within a sexting coercion victimization regression model, being young, being a woman, and past experiences of in-person victimization predicted sexting coercion victimization. These findings suggest that coercive tactics extend from in-person to technology-based sexual interactions and emphasize the need to investigate similarities and distinctions between in-person and technology-based sexual coercion as well as factors that make sexters more likely to be involved in sexual coercion. Cette étude examine la relation entre le sextage, la coercition sexuelle subie et perpétrée en ligne et la coercition sexuelle subie et perpétrée en personne. Elle vise à déterminer (1) si les sexteurs sont plus susceptibles d’être victimes ou auteurs de coercition sexuelle en personne que les non-sexteurs, et (2) si la coercition sexuelle subie ou perpétrée en ligne peut être prédite par des antécédents de perpétration ou de victimisation sexuelle en personne ou en ligne. Un total de 1076 participants âgés de 16 à 83 ans ont rempli un questionnaire en ligne sur les expériences sexuelles, dont une version modifiée traduite en français du Sexual Experiences Survey – Perpetration & Victimization – Tactics First. Les résultats indiquent que (1) les sexteurs sont significativement plus nombreux que les non-sexteurs à avoir été victime et auteurs de coercition sexuelle en personne, (2) dans un modèle prédictif de la perpétration sexuelle en ligne, être un homme et avoir des antécédents de perpétration sexuelle en personne constituent des prédicteurs significatifs, et (3) dans un modèle prédictif de la victimisation sexuelle en ligne, être jeune, être une femme et avoir des antécédents de victimisation sexuelle en personne constituent des prédicteurs significatifs. Ces résultats suggèrent que les stratégies coercitives s’étendent des interactions sexuelles en personne aux interactions sexuelles en ligne et soulignent la nécessité de poursuivre la recherche sur les similarités et distinctions entre la coercition sexuelle en personne et en ligne ainsi que sur les facteurs qui rendent les sexteurs plus susceptibles d’être impliqué dans la coercition sexuelle.
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Noorishad and Trottier (2022) found 5.8% of respondents (who were 'sexters') reported engaging in sexting coercion, higher for nonbinary people (22.2%), followed by men (11.3%), then women (4.0%) (n = 585).
“Noorishad and Trottier (2022) found that 5.8% of respondents (who were “sexters”) reported engaging in sexting coercion (“continuous pressure” on someone “to send a message, a picture, or a video of a sexual nature”), which again was higher for nonbinary people (22.2%), followed by men (11.3%), and then women (4.0%) (n = 585).”
From Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as Noorishad and Trottier (2022)
Noorishad and Trottier's findings relate to both images and text, rather than just images.
“It is important to note, however, that their findings relate to both images and text, rather than just images (as in the other studies reported here).”
From Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as Noorishad and Trottier (2022)
Noorishad and Trottier (2022) found having prior experiences of in-person sexual perpetration was a predictor of perpetration.
“Noorishad and Trottier (2022) further found that having prior experiences of in-person sexual perpetration was a predictor of perpetration.”
From Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as Noorishad and Trottier (2022)
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- Authors
- Noorishad, P.-G., & Trottier, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Trottier, D.
- Venue
- Sexologies
- Publisher
- JLE
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e8-e15
- ISSN
- 1158-1360 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4200246915
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4
- FWCI
- 2.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- stm.cairn.info
- Locations
- Sexologies (publishedVersion)
- Cairn.info (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Keywords
- sexting, sexual coercion, sexual victimization, sexual offending, coercive practices, Sexual Experiences Survey, gender differences, age differences, online sexual behavior
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