Body-Focused Process and Sexting Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents and Emerging Adults.

IF 2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Homosexuality Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1080/00918369.2025.2541011

Arta Dodaj, Kristina Sesar, Monika Bošnjak, Ninoslav Šilić, Marija Marušić, Andrea Leko, Petra Topić, Antonio Vukoja, Marija Šaravanja, Aleksandra Benković

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Abstract

There is little research on sexting in the LGBTQ+ population, especially among LGBTQ+ adolescents and emerging adults who face particular challenges such as body image concerns. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the role of body image factors (body surveillance, body shame, control beliefs) in predicting sexting motivations and behavior in LGBTQ+ youth, adolescents and emerging adults. A total of 847 LGBTQ+ individuals (366 adolescents and 481 emerging adults) from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia participated in the online study. The results suggest that, on average, LGBTQ+ adolescents are more motivated to sext than LGBTQ+ emerging adults, but do not differ in the frequency of sexting behavior. The body shame was significantly positively correlated with sexting motivation, while other body-related variables were not correlated with sexting (motivation and behavior). Additionally, among adolescents, control beliefs were negatively correlated with sexting motivation. The strength of these correlations differs between adolescents and emerging adults and is stronger in adolescents. The results of this study provide novel evidence of the complex interplay between body image and sexting motivation and behavior in adolescents and emerging adults, highlighting that body variables are generally more important for adolescents than for emerging LBTQ+.

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LGBTQ+青少年和初成人的身体关注过程和性短信。

关于LGBTQ+人群中的性短信的研究很少，特别是在LGBTQ+青少年和新兴成年人中，他们面临着特殊的挑战，比如身体形象问题。因此，本研究的目的是探讨身体形象因素（身体监视、身体羞耻、控制信念）在预测LGBTQ+青年、青少年和初成人的性短信动机和行为中的作用。来自波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那和克罗地亚的共有847名LGBTQ+个体（366名青少年和481名初成年）参与了这项在线研究。结果表明，平均而言，LGBTQ+青少年比LGBTQ+初出期的成年人更有动机发送性短信，但在发送性短信的频率上没有差异。身体羞耻感与性短信动机显著正相关，而其他与身体相关的变量（动机和行为）与性短信无关。此外，在青少年中，控制信念与性短信动机呈负相关。这些相关性的强度在青少年和初成人之间有所不同，在青少年中更强。本研究结果为青少年和初出期成人的身体形象与性短信动机和行为之间的复杂相互作用提供了新的证据，强调了身体变量对青少年的影响通常比初出期的LBTQ+更重要。

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Journal of Homosexuality Multiple-

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5.60

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7.70%

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164

期刊介绍： The Journal of Homosexuality is an internationally acclaimed, peer-reviewed publication devoted to publishing a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship to foster a thorough understanding of the complexities, nuances, and the multifaceted aspects of sexuality and gender. The chief aim of the journal is to publish thought-provoking scholarship by researchers, community activists, and scholars who employ a range of research methodologies and who offer a variety of perspectives to continue shaping knowledge production in the arenas of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) studies and queer studies. The Journal of Homosexuality is committed to offering substantive, accessible reading to researchers and general readers alike in the hope of: spurring additional research, offering ideas to integrate into educational programs at schools, colleges & universities, or community-based organizations, and manifesting activism against sexual and gender prejudice (e.g., homophobia, biphobia and transphobia), including the promotion of sexual and gender justice.