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Publication Date: 2021-Jul
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Patterns of Love and Sexting in Teen Dating Relationships: The Moderating Role of Conflicts
Bianchi, Dora; Morelli, Mara; Baiocco, Roberto; Cattelino, Elena; Chirumbolo, Antonio
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n178 p133-155 Jul 2021
According to the triangular love theory, this study investigated the roles of three components of love (i.e., passion, intimacy, commitment) and the moderating role of conflicts in predicting different forms of sexting (i.e., experimental, nonconsensual, under pressure) in teen dating relationships. Participants were 409 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 17.20, SD[subscript age] = 1.61; 62.6% girls) who completed an online questionnaire. Three moderated regressions were performed. Conflicts positively predicted all forms of sexting. Passion positively predicted experimental sexting. Intimacy negatively predicted experimental and nonconsensual sexting, and positively predicted sexting under pressure. Three interaction effects emerged, pointing out the moderating role of conflicts. Passion positively predicted nonconsensual sexting in the presence of high conflicts, while this relationship became negative when conflicts were low. Commitment negatively predicted nonconsensual sexting and sexting under pressure in the presence of high conflicts, but these relationships were not significant when conflicts were low. Research and applicative implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dating (Social), Prediction, Intimacy, Sexuality, Computer Mediated Communication, Conflict, Theories, Role, Adolescent Attitudes, Correlation, Interpersonal Relationship
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Language: English
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