Sexting: A new relationship tool or risk for adolescents?

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 381 - 388, 20.12.2024

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Abstract

Sexting is defined as "transmission of nude or semi-nude provocative photos and videos of oneself or another person known to the receiver and sender, through electronic means" (Lenhart, 2009). While it can be considered as a consensual sexual act between adults, when it comes to adolescents, it is addressed in different dimensions such as socialization among peers, bullying, child sexual abuse and psychological health. With the decrease in the age of smartphone and tablet use, this behavior has become widespread among adolescents, and in recent years, research on the subject in various countries has started to focus on adolescents. In this review study, in order to contribute to the Turkish literature and to introduce the reader to this concept in the light of scientific studies, the information obtained from research on the definition, prevalence and risks of the concept of "sexting" is summarized. The compilation is limited to pre-adolescence and adolescence.

Keywords

sexting, adolescence, sexual content

Cinsel içerikli mesajlaşma (sexting): Ergenler için yeni bir ilişki aracı mı, risk mi?

Abstract

Cinsel İçerikli Mesajlaşma (CİM – Sexting), “Kendisinin ya da alan ve gönderen kişinin tanıdığı bir başka kişinin, çıplak ya da yarı çıplak tahrik edici fotoğraf ve videolarının elektronik araçlar yoluyla iletilmesi” (Lenhart, 2009) olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu kavram erişkinler arasında karşılıklı rıza içeren cinsel bir eylem olarak kabul edilebilirken; ergenler söz konusu olduğunda akranlar arasındaki sosyalleşme, zorbalık, çocuk cinsel istismarı ve psikolojik sağlık gibi farklı boyutlarda ele alınmaktadır. Akıllı telefon ve tablet kullanım yaşının düşmesiyle birlikte bu davranış ergenler arasında da yaygınlaşmış, son yıllarda konuyla ilgili çeşitli ülkelerde yapılan araştırmalar artık ergenleri de merkez almaya başlamıştır. Bu derleme çalışmasında Türkçe alan yazınına katkı sağlamak, okuyucuyu bu kavramla bilimsel çalışmalar ışığında tanıştırmak amacıyla, kısaca CİM olarak ifade edilen “sexting” kavramının tanımı, yaygınlığı, riskleri hakkındaki araştırmalardan elde edilen bilgiler özetlenmiştir. Derleme, ergenlik öncesi ve ergenlik dönemi ile kısıtlı tutulmuştur.

Keywords

cinsel içerikli mesajlaşma, sexting, ergenlik

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