Rather than telling young people not to sext, we should encourage them to think about sexting as part of a broader negotiation of intimate relationships.
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Teen sexting is on the rise. Boys and girls are equally likely to share sexually explicit imagery but girls report feeling more pressure to sext and more judgement about how they do it.
The law around ‘sexting’ needs to be overhauled as the way young people communicate changes and evolves.
For many children and young people, engaging with explicit material is not uncommon – and not necessarily harmful.
Sexting has led to a rise in under-18s reported for sex offences.
On Q&A, panellist Faustina Agolley questioned whether there were laws protecting against revenge porn in Australia. As it turns out, it all depends on where you live.
Moves to make sex education compulsory cannot come quickly enough.
Psychological distress among teenage girls has risen by 4% in the past decade.
A human development researcher decided to find out if people who are anxious about dating or about what their partner thinks of them are more likely to sext.
The ephemeral social media platform Snapchat is a hit with young people. And while it can lead to risky behaviour, it can also encourage creative experimentation and socialisation.
More pupils in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa are taking smartphones to school. These can be useful learning tools – or terrible distractions.
There has been something of a moral panic around sexting – but research suggests that it can create safe, empowering spaces for young people exploring their sexuality.
The heavy hand of the law has no place in helping teenagers learn about sex – but teenagers must realise it can still catch up with them.
Studies show sexualized advertising often isn’t effective, and may even have adverse consequences for the product being promoted.
Social media companies and the law are both beginning to seriously combat revenge porn.
The government’s announcement of a new offence which criminalises the sending of sexual messages to children by adults focuses on a very narrow perceived loophole in the existing legislation surrounding…
Stories of teens taking and sending a naked picture of themselves with their phones have been all over the news media in recent years. The outcome? Shocking, according to reports which have suggested that…
“Revenge porn”. It’s when a partner or ex-partner posts nude or intimate pictures or videos online and without consent. And in the absence of better laws, perpetrators are largely getting away with it…
Two topics now compete for the opening paragraph in MP Brooks Newmark’s political obituary. One is of course his hubris in thinking that a 26-year old woman – be she Tory or not – would be interested in…
Young teens who admit to receiving a sext are six times more likely to also report being sexually active, a new US study…
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Behavioral Health and Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University
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PhD student in Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
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Research Assistant to Dr Claire Meehan on teenagers and sexting, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Department of English, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Professor of Law , Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Human Development, California State University, Monterey Bay
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Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow, Division of Health Research and Social Work, Lancaster University; La Trobe University