@article{c3401752e3fa4265ad0bac513d3a8cc3,
title = "Brief report: Teen sexting and psychosocial health",
abstract = "The current study examines whether adolescents who report sexting exhibit more psychosocial health problems, compared to their non-sexting counterparts. Participants included 937 ethnically diverse male and female adolescents recruited and assessed from multiple high schools in southeast Texas. Measures included self-report of sexting, impulsivity, alcohol and drug use, and depression and anxiety symptoms. Teen sexting was significantly associated with symptoms of depression, impulsivity, and substance use. When adjusted for prior sexual behavior, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and parent education, sexting was only related to impulsivity and substance use. While teen sexting appears to correlate with impulsive and high-risk behaviors (substance use), we did not find sexting to be a marker of mental health.",
keywords = "Adolescents, Impulsivity, Mental health, Substance use, Teen sexting",
author = "Temple, {Jeff R.} and Le, {Vi Donna} and {van den Berg}, Patricia and Yan Ling and Paul, {Jonathan A.} and Temple, {Brian W.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. J. R. Temple's work is supported by award K23HD059916 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development . This study was also made possible with funding to Dr. J. R. Temple by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health ( JRG-082 ) and the John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund for Biomedical Research . Dr. van den Berg's work is supported by award K23HD06326102 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Paul's work is supported by National Research Service Award T32HD055163 , an institutional training grant, from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The content is solely the responsibility of the Authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development or the National Institutes of Health. This work would not have been possible without the permission and assistance of the schools and school districts.",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.10.008",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
pages = "33--36",
journal = "Journal of Adolescence",
issn = "0140-1971",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "1",
}