Nearly 75 percent said they sexted in the context of a committed relationship and 43 percent said they sexted as part of a casual relationship. The researchers found that 88 percent of participants reported ever having sexted and 82 percent reported they had sexted in the past year. Participants were asked if they had ever engaged in such behaviors. Sexting, for the purpose of this study, was defined as the sending or receiving of sexually suggestive or explicit content via text message, primarily using a mobile device, said Stasko. Just over half the participants were women. Stasko and her co-author, Pamela Geller, PhD, associate professor of psychology, OB-GYN and public health at Drexel University, surveyed 870 participants from the United States age 18 to 82 to assess sexting behaviors, sexting motives, and relationship and sexual satisfaction. “Given the possible implications, both positive and negative, for sexual health, it is important to continue investigating the role sexting plays in current romantic and sexual relationships,” said Emily Stasko, MS, MPH, of Drexel University, who presented the research. More than 8 out of 10 people surveyed online admitted to sexting in the prior year, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 123rd Annual Convention. TORONTO - The practice of sexting may be more common than generally thought among adults.
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