What are you looking at? Body image esteem and sexting behaviors among emerging Australian adults

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Highlights：

• Body image esteem (BES) was assessed via subjective appraisals of 35 body parts and functions.

• Negative esteem of lips uniquely predicted a greater likelihood of sending sexts for women.

• Collectively, 35 BES items explained 23% and 35% of variance in sending sexts for women and men.

• Collectively, 35 BES items explained 14% and 28% of variance in decisions against sending sexts for women and men.

摘要

•Body image esteem (BES) was assessed via subjective appraisals of 35 body parts and functions.•Negative esteem of lips uniquely predicted a greater likelihood of sending sexts for women.•Collectively, 35 BES items explained 23% and 35% of variance in sending sexts for women and men.•Collectively, 35 BES items explained 14% and 28% of variance in decisions against sending sexts for women and men.

论文关键词：Body image esteem,Consensual sexting,Unwanted sexting,Emerging adults

论文评审过程：Received 2 February 2021, Revised 7 May 2021, Accepted 9 June 2021, Available online 12 June 2021, Version of Record 20 June 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106915