Palabras clave
sexting
estudiantes
sociabilidad
TIC
sexuality
students
sociability
ICT
Resumen
El propósito es determinar la prevalencia del sexteo, pasivo o activo, así como la percepción de las motivaciones sobre esta práctica en estudiantes de secundaria. El sexteo se define como el intercambio de mensajes, fotografías y videos sexualmente sugerentes a través de dispositivos tecnológicos. A partir de un cuestionario virtual se investigó a 12,261 adolescentes de secundaria en el Estado de México. Resultados: la visibilización del sexteo por parte del estudiantado es de 87.3%. Existe una diferencia de género: las estudiantes reciben más sexteo que sus pares hombres (44.8% versus 40.5%); asimismo, padecen mayor ciberviolencia sexual. Las principales motivaciones para sextear consisten en que se realiza para encajar en el grupo (55%), los/as hace sentir deseables (42%), sexys (40%), también perciben que se trata de una moda (39%). Empero, 83% reconoce que es una tontería. Se concluye que los hombres exhiben posturas más positivas hacia el sexteo que las mujeres.
Motivations for sexting in high school students
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to determine the prevalence of passive or active sexting, as well as the perception of motivations about this practice in high school students. Sexting is defined as the exchange of sexually suggestive messages, photos and videos through different technological devices. Considering a virtual questionnaire, 12,261 teenagers in state of Mexico were investigated. Results: The visibility of sexting from students is about 87.3%. There is a genre difference, female students receive more passive sexting than male students (44.8% versus 40.5%); likewise female students receive more sexual cyber violence. The main student motivations for participating are: It is done to fit in a group (55%), it makes them feel desirable (42%), they feel sexy (40%), and they perceive it is a trend (39%). However, 83% of them recognize that it is foolishness. To conclude, male students show more positive positions to sexting than female.
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