Dominika Howard

TL;DR: No relationship was found between trait body dissatisfaction and general tendency to send sexts, but participants were less likely to sext in general or as a result of pressure when they experienced heightened states of body dissatisfaction.

TL;DR: The most frequent motivations for sext dissemination were similar cross-nationally, relating to the attractiveness of the person depicted, as a joke, to gossip, because it was not a big deal, bragging, roasting or teasing, and to increase social status as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Overall, this pattern of findings suggests that body image flexible individuals may have less negative body image because they are less inclined to engage in behaviors and cognitions in their daily lives that encouragenegative body image.

TL;DR: Support is provided for the negative relationship between body image self-consciousness and sexual agency across gender, and it is suggested that individuals affected by body image anxieties might be prone to technology-mediated abuse.

TL;DR: For example, this article found that individuals with higher sexual preoccupation were more likely to engage in pornography use and risky sexual behaviours, while sexual pre-occupation did not significantly contribute to increased rates of sext dissemination.