Adolescents and self-taken sexual images: A review of the literature

:  Despite  increasing  public  interest  and  concern  about  young  people’s  involvement  in  the   self-­‐production  of  sexual  images  (or  ‘sexting’),  there  remains  a  dearth  of  research  into  their  reasons   for   making   and   sending   images,   the   processes   involved,   and   the   consequences   arising   from   their   experiences.   This   article   reviews   the   motivational,   lifestyle   and   personality   factors   influencing   adolescent  sexting  practices  and  explores  the  research  evidence  within  the  wider  context  of  debates   around  contemporary  social  and  visual  media  cultures  and  gender.  A  systematic  search  of  databases   was  conducted  and  eighty-­‐eight  r...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2016
• Where: CHB
• Authors: Karen Cooper, Ethel Quayle, Linda S. Jonsson, Carl Göran Svedin
• Keywords: CHB 2016, Software Engineering