Abstract

CHACON-LOPEZ, Helena; CAURCEL-CARA, María Jesús  and  ROMERO-BARRIGA, Juan Francisco. Sexting among university students: Relation with age, sex and self-esteem. Suma Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.1, pp.1-8.  Epub Oct 25, 2019. ISSN 0121-4381.  https://doi.org/10.14349/sumapsi.2019.v26.n1.1.

Sexting is a globalized social phenomenon that increases with age in adolescents, although there are few researches focused in its practice in university students, goal of the present study, which involved 899 students of the University of Granada (Spain) with ages between 18 and 24 years. The objectives were to know (through analysis of frequencies and correlations) the prevalence of sexting between men and women, to analyze the re lation with age, sex and self-esteem; and to determine the prevalence of the practice of sexting by age. Two instruments were used, the Sexting Behaviors Scale and the Rosen berg Self-Esteem Scale. The relevance of the study lies in the fact that confirm that both men and women practice sexting, more men, and that the practice increases until the 21 years, falling slightly at 24. No relation was found with self-esteem. The study concludes that since most of the students have done sexting, precaution is recommended, because of the risk of the negative personal and professional consequences that may result, for the wide dissemination and permanence that can have this information in the network.

Keywords : students; sexting; self-esteem; sex; university.

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