Unwanted but consensual sexting among young adults: Relations with attachment and sexual motivations

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Highlights:

• Unwanted but consensual sexting is fairly common among young adult undergraduates.

• Many consent to unwanted sexting for flirtation, foreplay, or to meet partner’s needs.

• Women high in attachment anxiety are more likely to consent to unwanted sexting.

• Motive to avoid argument mediates relationship between anxiety and unwanted sexting.

• Unwanted but consensual sexting related to other types of sexual compliance.

摘要

•Unwanted but consensual sexting is fairly common among young adult undergraduates.•Many consent to unwanted sexting for flirtation, foreplay, or to meet partner’s needs.•Women high in attachment anxiety are more likely to consent to unwanted sexting.•Motive to avoid argument mediates relationship between anxiety and unwanted sexting.•Unwanted but consensual sexting related to other types of sexual compliance.

论文关键词:Unwanted but consensual sex,Sexting,Attachment,Motivations,Undergraduates

论文评审过程:Available online 8 December 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.11.001