Teenage Sexting Behaviors with Jeff Temple

Overview:

In this episode of Innovation for All, Jeff Temple, professor and licensed psychologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch will discuss his research that studies teenage sexting behaviors. Jeff explains the gender breakdown of teenage sexting, the factors that may lead to psychological consequences, and how it may be a safe way for LGBTQ youth to explore sexuality.

In this episode you will learn:

How psychologists define what sexting is

What sexting looks like in adults

How sexting should be looked at in the context of universal prevention programs rather than as a bad behavior

What Jeff’s longitudinal studies of teenage sexting involve

The challenges of studying sexting in teenagers

The breakdown of sexting in girls compared to boys

What factors related to sexting could lead to psychological health consequences

Why consensual sexting does not lead to psychological health issues

How media headlines misrepresent today’s teenagers as “sex-crazed”

If sexting can be used as a safe way explore sexuality

If there are legal risks in having nude photos on your phone

What makes people want to sext

How sexuality plays into the research of teenage sexting

Opportunity to talk to your teenager in an ongoing conversation

How in the future psychology may be integrated into primary care

Why college athletes should be paid

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