Sexting

Provides a comprehensive overview of the critical issues surrounding sexting
Discusses disclosure, individual motivations, health risks, parental guidance
Draws upon insights from psychology, communication, criminology and youth studies

Provides a comprehensive overview of the critical issues surrounding sexting Discusses disclosure, individual motivations, health risks, parental guidance Draws upon insights from psychology, communication, criminology and youth studies

Auteur
Michel Walrave is a Professor at the Department of Communication Studies and Chairman of the Research Group MIOS, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Joris Van Ouytsel is a researcher at the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Koen Ponnet is an Assistant Professor at the Ghent University. He also teaches at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Jeff R. Temple is a Professor and Director of Behavioral Health and Research in the Department of Ob/Gyn at UTMB Health, USA.

Contenu

1. Sharing and caring? The role of social media and privacy in sexting behaviour.- 2. Information disclosure, trust and health risks in online dating.- 3. A nuanced account: why do individuals engage in sexting?.- 4. Sexting from a health perspective: sexting, health and risky sexual behaviour.- 5. Parents' role in adolescents' sexting behaviour.- 6. Slut-shaming 2.0.- 7. A sexting 'panic'? What we learn from media coverage of sexting incidents.- 8. Sexting and the law.