Body image self-consciousness and sexting among heterosexual and non-exclusively heterosexual individuals Howard, Dominika, Klettke, Bianca, Clancy, Elizabeth, Fuelscher, Ian and Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew 2021, Body image self-consciousness and sexting among heterosexual and non-exclusively heterosexual individuals, New Media and Society, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1217-1235, doi: 10.1177/1461444820909469. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Body image self-consciousness and sexting among heterosexual and non-exclusively heterosexual individuals Author(s) Howard, Dominika orcid.org/0000-0002-7874-2616 Klettke, Bianca orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-2435 Clancy, Elizabeth orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-7203 Fuelscher, Ian orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-0105 Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-6057 Journal name New Media and Society Volume number 23 Issue number 5 Article ID ARTN 1461444820909469 Start page 1217 End page 1235 Total pages 19 Publisher SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Publication date 2021-05-01 ISSN 1461-4448 1461-7315 Keyword(s) Social Sciences Communication Sexting body image self-consciousness LGBTQI plus pressure coercion sexual risk-taking sexual preoccupation SEXUAL-DEPRESSION DISSATISFACTION OBJECTIFICATION BEHAVIORS ESTEEM MEDIA PREVALENCE PREDICTORS ATTITUDES EFFICACY Summary This study sought to explore whether body image self-consciousness during sexual relations predicts whether and for what reasons individuals send sexts. A series of ordinal and binary logistic regression analyses revealed that increased body image self-consciousness during sexual relations predicted consensual but unwanted instances of sexting for men and women, a lower frequency of sending sexts among heterosexual individuals, and a lesser likelihood of sending sexts in order to flirt. Body image self-consciousness, however, was not predictive of sending sexts in general or sending sexts in order to ‘feel sexy’. This research provides support for the negative relationship between body image self-consciousness and sexual agency across gender, and suggests that individuals affected by body image anxieties might be prone to technology-mediated abuse. Study limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1461444820909469 Field of Research 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media 2001 Communication and Media Studies HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30135642 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 18 Mar 2020, 11:13:57 EST Thu, 19 Mar 2020, 04:00:27 EST Thu, 19 Mar 2020, 05:03:39 EST Fri, 20 Mar 2020, 08:05:35 EST Sat, 04 Apr 2020, 01:35:07 EST Sat, 25 Apr 2020, 02:30:20 EST Tue, 02 Mar 2021, 05:02:43 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2021, 11:46:38 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2021, 11:49:34 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2021, 14:57:34 EST Fri, 04 Mar 2022, 15:01:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 188 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 18 Mar 2020, 11:13:57 EST