Active, Passive, and Non-Sexting Adolescents: Testing Deviancy and Normalcy Perspectives Across Risk-Related and Sexual Competence Variables
Katharina Brand, Sascha Hein, Barbara Krahé, Paulina Tomaszewska, Isabell Schuster · 2026
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Description
Katharina Brand and co-authors compare teens who send sexual images with those who only receive them or never take part, in a study from 2026. Two views guide the field. One treats such sharing as risky behavior, while the other sees agreed sharing as a normal part of teen sexual growth with some gains.
An online survey covered 216 teens with an average age near seventeen. Half said they had sent such images, a smaller share had only received or been asked, and the rest had no part in it. The team compared the three groups on sexual thoughts and behavior, low mood, and signs of healthy growth. The aim was to test which view fits the data better for each outcome.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Katharina Brand, Sascha Hein, Barbara Krahé, Paulina Tomaszewska, Isabell Schuster |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 87 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |