Sexting in emerging adults from Spain, Colombia, and Mexico: Cultural differences in frequency, attitudes, and motives

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102174

V. Cervigón-Carrasco , R. Ballester-Arnal , G. Cárdenas-López , M.C. Jiménez-Martínez , M.D. Gil-Llario

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Abstract

Sexting is a common rising phenomenon among young adults. However, studies focused on sexting behaviors and related factors in Hispanic context are scarce. This study aimed to explore the frequency, motives, and attitudes towards sexting and cross-cultural differences among Hispanic countries in emerging adults and analyze if country and gender attitudes towards sexting were predictors of engagement on sexting. A sample consisting of 3726 emerging adults from Spain, Colombia and Mexico completed a battery of questionnaires assessing these variables. The Spanish sample was composed by 1222 adults (881 women and 342 men; Mage =20.71), the Colombian sample by 1835 adults (1051 women and 784 men; Mage = 19.62) and lastly, the Mexican sample by 669 adults (396 women and 273 men, Mag e= 20.96). Our results showed cross-national differences on sexting engagement, attitudes towards these practices and motivations in both genders. Moreover, across countries and genders, favorable attitudes towards sexting were a strong predictor of engagement, whereas nationality has a differential effect as predictor by gender. Taken together, our results support the potential role of certain cultural factors of each country, especially traditionalism in attitudes toward sexuality, gender inequality, and gender-related values in differences in sexting and its related factors in emerging adults in the Hispanic cultural context.

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西班牙、哥伦比亚和墨西哥新兴成人的性短信：频率、态度和动机的文化差异

发短讯在年轻人中是一种常见的新现象。然而，针对西语系国家的sexting行为及相关因素的研究却很少。本研究旨在探究西语系国家新兴成年人发送色情短讯的频率、动机和态度以及跨文化差异，并分析国家和性别对色情短讯的态度是否是预测参与色情短讯的因素。由来自西班牙、哥伦比亚和墨西哥的 3726 名新成人组成的样本完成了一系列评估这些变量的问卷。西班牙样本由 1222 名成年人（881 名女性和 342 名男性；Mage=20.71）组成，哥伦比亚样本由 1835 名成年人（1051 名女性和 784 名男性；Mage=19.62）组成，最后，墨西哥样本由 669 名成年人（396 名女性和 273 名男性；Mag e=20.96）组成。我们的研究结果表明，不同国家的男女在sexting参与度、对这些行为的态度和动机方面存在差异。此外，在不同国家和不同性别中，对sexting的良好态度是参与sexting的一个强有力的预测因素，而国籍作为性别预测因素则具有不同的影响。综上所述，我们的研究结果表明，在西班牙文化背景下，每个国家的某些文化因素，尤其是对性的传统态度、性别不平等和与性别相关的价值观，可能会对新兴成人的sexting行为及其相关因素的差异产生影响。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

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14.30%

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122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.