{"id":326,"date":"2021-03-29T19:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T19:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourlab.wordpress.com\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:11:08","slug":"sexting-and-non-consensual-sharing-of-sexual-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/sexting-and-non-consensual-sharing-of-sexual-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexting and Non-Consensual Sharing of Sexual Images"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone-240x355.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone-240x355.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone-400x592.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone-160x237.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone-360x533.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/cellphone.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Sexting is a new sexual behaviour that most young adults engage in. This behaviour does open the door to a few additional sexually harmflu behaviours, such as sextortion or being pressured to sext and non-consensual sharing of your sext.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px;\">We conduct studies to determine the extent of these new harmful behaviours as well as potential predictor to help inform safe sexting practices and prevention.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Select Publications<\/h2>\r\n<p><u>Holmes, E. J.,<\/u> Healey, L., Thorne, E., &amp; <strong>Babchishin, K. M. <\/strong>(2025). Consensual and unsolicited sexting are not completely distinct behaviors. <em>Sexuality &amp; Culture. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12119-025-10327-2.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/Non-consensual-forwarding-of-sexts-characteristics-and-overlap-with-in-person-sexual-coercion-2.pdf\">study<\/a> describe nonconsensual sharing of sexts. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><u>Holmes, E. J.<\/u> &amp;<strong> Babchishin, K. M<\/strong>. (2024). Safe sexting and sexual orientation: A comparison of risky sexting practices across sexual orientations and genders. Advance online publication. <em>Archive of Sexual Behaviour.<\/em> <em>\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10508-024-03050-w .<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/preprint_risky-sexting.pdf\">study<\/a> describe what we know about risky sexting.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><u>Holmes, <\/u><u>E. J., Baskurt, S., Hilkes, G.,<\/u> &amp; <strong>Babchishin, K. M.<\/strong> (2024). Non-consensual forwarding of sexts: Characteristics and overlap with in-person sexual coercion. Advance online publication. <em>Journal of Sexual Aggression<\/em>. doi:10.1080\/13552600.2024.2404849<\/p>\r\n<p><u>Thorne, E<strong>., <\/strong><\/u><strong>Babchishin, K. M.,<\/strong><u> Fisico, R., &amp; Healey, L<\/u>. (2024). Sexting in young adults: A normative sexual behavior. Advance online publication. <em>Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53, <\/em>593-609<em>.<\/em> doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10508-023-02728-x.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">This\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 22px;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/s10508-023-02728-x-3.pdf\">study<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\u00a0summarizes what we know about sexting.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">You can also find a video summary of one of our studies on nonconsensual sharing of sexts here: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fprc\/cu-videos\/non-consensual-forwarding-of-sexts\/\">Non-consensual Forwarding of Sexts &#8211; Forensic Psychology Research Centre<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 35% auto;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Grant Supporting this Line of Research<\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 42.7607%;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 22.2431%;\">\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-240x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/ontario.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Early Researcher Awards (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/early-researcher-awards\">ERA<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20.5176%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-331\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook.png?w=277\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook.png 277w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-240x158.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sexuallyharmfulbehaviourslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-160x105.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\" style=\"min-height: 151px;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\"><br \/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:cover -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":331,\"width\":187,\"height\":123,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\">\r\n<figcaption>&#8216;<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexting is a new sexual behaviour that most young adults engage in. 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