Mental health correlates of sexting coercion perpetration and victimisation in university students by gender
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Research on sexting has highlighted the association between sexting coercion and mental health correlates. This study aimed to investigate the psychopathological correlates of different sexting coercion behaviours using clinically validated measures, analysing differences by gender. The sample comprised 1370 Spanish university students (73.6% female; Mage = 21.4, SD = 4.9). Significant differences between males and females were found for engagement in sexting, sexting coercion and sexting victimisation. Males were significantly more likely to engage in sexting coercion perpetration and females were significantly more likely to be victimised by sexting coercion. Female students showed a significant association for all of the sexting behaviour forms and poorer mental health. Implications for prevention and intervention policies are discussed.
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Gassó et al. (2021) found men more likely to pressure someone to sext than women (14.4% vs 2.2%), but no gender differences for threatening someone into sexting.
“they also found that men were more likely to pressure someone to sext than women (14.4% vs. 2.2%), although they did not find any differences between genders for threatening someone into sexting.”
From Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as Gassó et al. (2021)
Gassó et al. (2021) found 1.3% had threatened another person into sexting.
“and 1.3% had threatenend another person into sexting.”
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Gassó et al. (2021) found 5.5% of sample (n = 1,370) had pressured another person to sext.
“Gassó et al. (2021) found 5.5% of their sample (n = 1,370) had pressured another person to sext”
From Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as Gassó et al. (2021)
Gassó et al. (2021) found respondents who pressured or threatened someone to share 'sexts' showed greater global psychopathology and depression.
“Gassó et al. (2021) found that respondents who pressured or threatened someone to share “sexts” showed greater global psychopathology and depression.”
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- Authors
- Gassó, A. M., Mueller-Johnson, K., Agustina, J. R., & Gómez-Durán, E.
- Affiliations
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Universitat Abat Oliba CEU (ES)
- School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Corresponding author
- Gassó, Aina M.
- Venue
- Journal of Sexual Aggression
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021-03-12
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 247-263
- ISSN
- 1355-2600 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-6545
- OpenAlex
- W3136930517
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 4.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sexual Aggression (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Keywords
- sexting, sexual victimization, mental health, university students, gender differences, psychopathology
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