Emotionally Tough, Sexting Rough: Investigating the Relationship Between Callous Unemotional Traits and Aggravated Sexting in 11 Countries
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15410%2F25%3A73630997" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15410/25:73630997 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.psicothema.com/pdf/4888.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.psicothema.com/pdf/4888.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.70478/psicothema.2025.37.22" target="_blank" >10.70478/psicothema.2025.37.22</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Emotionally Tough, Sexting Rough: Investigating the Relationship Between Callous Unemotional Traits and Aggravated Sexting in 11 Countries
Original language description
Sexting is now widely acknowledged as a common sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults. However, the occurrence of abusive interactions, such as non-consensual sexting, warrants attention. Prevalence rates of non-consensual sexting vary among countries, influenced by gender and age. The present study examined the relationship between three facets of callous-unemotional (CU) traits (i.e., callousness, uncaring, and unemotional) and the sharing of non-consensual sexts across different relationship contexts (i.e., acquaintances, strangers, or partners). Method: Data were drawn from a cross-countries project encompassing 11 countries: Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, and the USA. The sample comprised 6093 young adults (3682 girls; 2401 boys), aged 13 to 30 (M=20.35; SD=3.63).Results from a logistic mixed-model indicate that CU traits predict non-consensual sexting, with high callousness and uncaring, and low unemotional traits associated with non-consensual sexting involving partners and strangers. Younger individuals and women were more likely to engage in all forms of non-consensual sexting compared to older individuals and men. Conclusions: It is important to promote sexual education programs to increase emotional self-awareness and challenge gender stereotypes in order to reduce adverse outcomes associated with sexting.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PSICOTHEMA
ISSN
0214-9915
e-ISSN
1886-144X
Volume of the periodical
37
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
ES - SPAIN
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
33-44
UT code for WoS article
001522926700004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105009578841