“It's not just sexy pics”: An investigation into sexting behaviour and behavioural problems in adolescents

Sexting has been identified as an emerging online phenomenon among adolescents. However, research investigating its behavioural correlates and the sexting behaviours (i.e., sending and/or receiving) is still scarce. The present study investigated association between different various problems Irish A sample of 848 students aged 15–18 participated in (Mage = 16.4 years). self-report measure assessing sharing sexual images teenagers was created administered for purpose this study. Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire adopted to detect emotional problems. Findings showed that senders sexts are more likely be girls, whereas receivers boys. Two-way receiving sexts) prominent boys, LGBTQ adolescents, positively associated with peer discussed terms their theoretical practical relevance.