TY - JOUR
T1 - Explicitly Pressing Send
T2 - Impact of Sexting on Relationship Satisfaction
AU - Currin, Joseph M.
AU - Jayne, Christopher N.
AU - Hammer, Tonya R.
AU - Brim, Tara
AU - Hubach, Randolph D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/5/26
Y1 - 2016/5/26
N2 - Given that few researchers have addressed sexting among adult samples, we sought to evaluate the prevalence of adults who sext, their sexting behaviors, and how it impacted relationship satisfaction. Analyses on the sample (N = 1171) revealed that heterosexual women are negatively impacted if they do not reciprocate a sext message; yet nonheterosexual women, and men in general, are not negatively impacted. This finding can be best understood within the framework of relational cultural theory (RCT). Implications for future research and for the practice of mental health providers are discussed.
AB - Given that few researchers have addressed sexting among adult samples, we sought to evaluate the prevalence of adults who sext, their sexting behaviors, and how it impacted relationship satisfaction. Analyses on the sample (N = 1171) revealed that heterosexual women are negatively impacted if they do not reciprocate a sext message; yet nonheterosexual women, and men in general, are not negatively impacted. This finding can be best understood within the framework of relational cultural theory (RCT). Implications for future research and for the practice of mental health providers are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961938210&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1145086
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1145086
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961938210
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 44
SP - 143
EP - 154
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 3
ER -