Naslov
Predictors of sexting motivation among Bosnian Herzegovinian and Croatian students

Autori
Dodaj, Arta ; Sesar, Kristina ; Hasanagić, Anela ; Kovačević, Matea ; Rozić, Doris ; Bošnjak, Lucijana ; Vučić Martina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Sedmi sarajevski dani psihologije

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 29.04.2022. - 30.04.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sexting motivation ; attitudes towards sexting ; gender ; age, country

Sažetak
Sexting, usually defined as sharing of self- produced sexual material via electronic devices, has become a widespread behavior among youth. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this behavior is the focus of a new research tradition. Recent advances in the field have shown that individuals from different cultural backgrounds differ in sexting behavior. Previous studies usually refered to attitudes toward sexual behavior and gender roles as potential antecedents of the relationship between culture and sexting prevalence. However, the mechanisms underlying these differences between different types of sexting-motivated behavior are still unknown. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive value of sociodemographic variables (gender, age, intimate relationship, country) and attitudes in explaining sexting motivation in two cultural samples. A sample of 440 college students (mean age = 20.93, SD = 3.80 ; 75% female) from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia completed the Sexting Motivations Questionnaire (SMQ, Bianchi et al., 2016) and the Attitudes Toward Sexting Behavior Scale (Walrave et al., 2013) online. Results showed that attitudes toward sexting were significant predictors of sexual purpose, instrumental purpose, and body image reinforcement purpose for sexting. Intimate relationship context significantly predicted sexual motivation for sexting, while gender significantly predicted instrumental motivation and body image reinforcement motivation for sexting. Country and age did not prove to be significant predictors of sexting motivation. Our results suggest that positive attitudes toward sexting, intimate status, and gender are better predictors of sexting than cultural aspects.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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