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The role of sexting in couple wellbeing for Italian women during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
2023
The social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the sexuality and quality of life of people around the world. A particularly negative effect was detected on women’s sexual health. As a consequence, many women began to use social media not only to stay in touch with their social networks, but as a way of maintaining sexual contact. The main aim of this research is to observe the positive effects of sexting in women’s wellbeing as a strategy to manage the negative effects of a condition of forced isolation. We collected all our data between November 2020 and March 2021 during a period of strict restrictions in Italy due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study …
Analysis of demographic, psychological and cultural aspects associated with the practice of sexting in Mexican and Spanish adolescents
2021
Abstract Sexting is an increasingly frequent phenomenon among adolescents, and it involves risky behaviors such as sextortion or even grooming. This study aims to analyze demographic, psychological, and cultural variables that may explain the nature of this phenomenon. The sample consisted of 471 adolescents from 12 to 18 years old from two countries, Spain and Mexico, with dissimilar levels of gender inequality. Results highlight important differences in sexting behavior between the two countries. We have found higher levels of sexting behaviors in Mexican adolescents (41.5 %) than in Spanish adolescents (24.6 %) as well as an earlier start in Mexican adolescents. Moreover, adolescents in …
Violenza sessuale via WhatsApp? L’estensione della nozione di atto sessuale in una sentenza della Cassazione
2021
La sentenza in epigrafe si segnala all’attenzione perché riconosce la configurabilità del reato di violenza sessuale nella condotta di colui che, nell’ambito di una conversazione via whatsapp, dopo avere inviato una foto erotica, riceva dall’altro, dietro minaccia di pubblicare su canali social la chat sessualmente esplicita, una foto con esposizione di una zona erogena (nella specie, il seno nudo). Secondo i giudici, lo scambio di foto e la chat, operati attraverso la nota applicazione informatica di messaggistica e nella specie intercorsi fra un soggetto adulto e una ragazza minorenne, costituiscono «atto sessuale»; in ragione dell’anzidetta minaccia, la condotta costrittiva a compiere l’…