Sexting, power, and patriarchy: Narratives of sexting from a college population
Abstract
This qualitative study explores the sexting experiences of college-aged students with attention to gendered understandings and motivations of sexting. We gathered data on the decision-making process, relational contexts in which sexting occurred, body-image management, and perceived outcomes of past experiences. Participants in this study were asked to describe two experiences of sexting behavior in short vignettes, and then they were prompted to respond to additional questions about the vignette and sexting. A total of 342 vignettes were read and analyzed using discourse analytic strategies of reading for positioning, construction of discourses, and implied actions.
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- Authors
- Bonilla, S., McGinley, M., & Lamb, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bonilla, Sara
- Venue
- New Media & Society
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-03-05
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1099-1116
- ISSN
- 1461-4448 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7315
- OpenAlex
- W3009077706
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 7.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New Media & Society (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Keywords
- sexting, university students, patriarchy, power, gender, body image, sexual decision-making, romantic relationships, sexual behavior, positioning
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