Emotionally Tough, Sexting Rough: Relationship Between Callous Unemotional Traits and Aggravated Sexting in 11 Countries.

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicothema Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.70478/psicothema.2025.37.22

Mara Morelli, Fau Rosati, Elena Cattelino, Flavio Urbini, Roberto Baiocco, Dora Bianchi, Fiorenzo Laghi, Maurizio Gasseau, Piotr Sorokowski, Michal Misiak, Martyna Dziekan, Heather Hudson, Alexandra Marshall, Thanh Truc Nguyen, Lauren Mark, Kamil Kopecky, René Szotkowski, Ezgi Toplu Demirtaş, Joris Van Ouytsel, Koen Ponnet, Michel Walrave, Tingshao Zhu, Ya Chen, Nan Zhao, Xiaoqian Liu, Alexander Voiskounsky, Nataliya Bogacheva, Maria Ioannou, John Synnott, Kalliopi Tzani-Pepelasis, Vimala Balakrishnan, Moses Okumu, Eusebius Small, Silviya Pavlova Nikolova, Michelle Drouin, Alessandra Ragona, Antonio Chirumbolo

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Abstract

Background: Sexting is now widely acknowledged as a common sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults. However, the occurrence of abusive interactions, such as non-consensual sexting, warrants attention. Prevalence rates of non-consensual sexting vary between countries, influenced by gender and age. The present study examined the relationship between three facets of callous-unemotional (CU) traits (i.e., callousness, uncaring, and unemotional) and the sharing of non-consensual sexts across different relationship contexts (i.e., acquaintances, strangers, or partners).

Method: Data were drawn from a cross-countries project encompassing 11 countries: Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, and the USA. The sample comprised 6093 young adults (3682 girls; 2401 boys), aged 13 to 30 (M=20.35; SD=3.63).

Results: Results from a logistic mixed-model indicate that CU traits predict non-consensual sexting, with high callousness and uncaring, and low unemotional traits associated with non-consensual sexting involving partners and strangers. Younger individuals and women were more likely to engage in all forms of non-consensual sexting compared to older individuals and men.

Conclusions: It is important to promote sexual education programs to increase emotional self-awareness and challenge gender stereotypes in order to reduce adverse outcomes associated with sexting.

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情感强硬，色情短信粗鲁：11个国家冷酷无情的性格特征与色情短信恶化之间的关系。

背景：性短信现在被广泛认为是青少年和年轻人中常见的性行为。然而，发生的虐待互动，如未经同意的性短信，值得注意。受性别和年龄的影响，未经同意发送性短信的流行率因国家而异。本研究考察了冷酷无情（CU）特征的三个方面（即冷酷无情、冷漠无情和冷酷无情）与在不同关系背景下（即熟人、陌生人或伴侣）分享未经同意的性行为之间的关系。方法：数据来自一个包括11个国家的跨国项目：比利时、中国、捷克共和国、爱尔兰、意大利、马来西亚、波兰、俄罗斯、土耳其、乌干达和美国。样本包括6093名年轻人(3682名女孩；2401名男孩)，年龄在13至30岁之间(M=20.35；SD = 3.63)。结果：逻辑混合模型的结果表明，CU特征预测了涉及伴侣和陌生人的非自愿性短信，具有高度的麻木和冷漠，以及低的非情感特征。与老年人和男性相比，年轻人和女性更有可能参与各种形式的未经同意的性短信。结论：促进性教育项目，提高情感自我意识，挑战性别刻板印象，以减少与性短信相关的不良后果是很重要的。

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Psicothema PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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