Assessing the Links of Sexting, Cybervictimization, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among University Students
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The main objective of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships among sexting, cybervictimization, depression, and suicidal ideation. The sample consisted of 303 university students from Mexico (mean age = 19.73, SD = 1.73) who completed a questionnaire about the variables of interest. The relationships among the variables were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results show that sexting was associated with being the victim of cyberbullying, which, in turn, was related to depressive symptoms. In addition, sexting, cybervictimization, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. These results contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between online risk behaviors, such as sexting, and their possible negative consequences, such as cybervictimization, depression, and suicidal ideation.
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- Authors
- Medrano, J. L. J., Lopez Rosales, F., & Gámez-Guadix, M.
- Venue
- Archives of Suicide Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-04-07
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 153-164
- ISSN
- 1381-1118 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-6136
- OpenAlex
- W2595708778
- Cited by
- 150
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 15.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Suicide Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (511315)
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spanish Government) (PSI2012-31550)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Keywords
- sexting, cyber victimization, cyberbullying, depression, suicidal ideation, university students, online risk behavior, indirect effects
- MeSH terms
- Cyberbullying, Correlation of Data, Adolescent, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Mexico, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk-Taking, Students, Suicide, Attempted, Universities, Young Adult, Suicidal Ideation
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