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- Title
Sexting and young people.
- Authors
Walker, Shelley; Sanci, Lena; Temple-Smith, Meredith
- Abstract
Young people's 'sexting' -- defined by the Macquarie Dictionary Online (2010) as the sending and receiving of sexually explicit images via mobile phones -- has become a focus of much media reporting; however, research regarding the phenomenon is in its infancy. This paper reports on the first phase of a study to understand this activity more comprehensively. Interviews were conducted with notable key informants (including teen culture authors and professionals from the academic, education and health sectors) to create a context for a second phase involving interviews with young people. Insights were offered into reasons for young people's participation, potential consequences and solutions. Highlighted was a gap in reliable data from the perspective of young people themselves, and the importance of their voice in understanding and developing effective strategies to prevent and deal with this phenomenon.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION &; human sexuality; TEXT messages; EROTIC photography; CELL phones; YOUTH &; erotica
- Publication
Youth Studies Australia, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 4, p8
- ISSN
1038-2569
- Publication type
Article