Sexting and Self-Esteem Among Youth: Preliminary Trend for Building Cyberliteracy

Manoj Kumar Sharma; P Marimuthu; Nitin Anand; Suma N; Thamilselvan P; Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur; Priya Singh; Hemant Gupta

doi:10.1177/2631831819890768

Journal of Psychosexual Health (Jul 2019)

Sexting and Self-Esteem Among Youth: Preliminary Trend for Building Cyberliteracy

Manoj Kumar Sharma,
P Marimuthu,
Nitin Anand,
Suma N,
Thamilselvan P,
Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur,
Priya Singh,
Hemant Gupta

Affiliations

Manoj Kumar Sharma: 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
P Marimuthu: Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nitin Anand: Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Suma N: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Thamilselvan P: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur: 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Priya Singh: 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hemant Gupta: Advanced Centre for Ayurveda, CCRAS, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2631831819890768
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1

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Abstract Objectives: Online activities have influenced the expression and indulgence in sexual behavior. Sexting has become one of the modality to express sexual behavior. The present study explored sexting in the Indian context as well as its relationship with self-esteem. Methods: 300 young adults in the age group of 17 to 20 years were assessed for sexting behaviors. Results: Studies showed that males engaged more in sexting and that there was absence of a significant difference in self-esteem and sexting. Conclusions: It has implications for screening sexting behavior among youth as well as for enhancing cyberliteracy among youth for sexting behaviors.

Published in Journal of Psychosexual Health

ISSN: 2631-8318 (Print); 2631-8326 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Other systems of medicine: Mental healing; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
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