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Sexting, Substance Use, and Sexual Risk Behavior in Young Adults

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Results suggest that sexting is robustly associated with high-risk sexual behavior, and at least some participants in this study were incurring new sexual risks after sexted.
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This article is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2013-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 326 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poison control.

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P4.60 How does sexual health clinic attendance relate to risk behaviour? findings from britain’s third national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles (NATSAL-3)

TL;DR: While SHC attendance was more likely among those reporting STI risk behaviour, many reporting unsafe sex had not attended and most of these did not report chlamydia or HIV tests, indicating they are not receiving sexual healthcare elsewhere.
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Sexting and high sexual risk-taking behaviours among school youth in northern Ethiopia: estimating using prevalence ratio.

TL;DR: Exposure to sexually explicit materials via communication technology is associated with increased high sexual risk-taking behaviour among school youth in northern Ethiopia.
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The Uses of Texting in Sexual Relationships Scale: Associations With Risky Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk African American Emerging Adults.

TL;DR: Qualitative and quantitative research was used to create the Uses of Texting in Sexual Relationships scale, and associations of Sexting with more instances of condomless sex, and Texting for Sexual Safety with fewer instances of condomsless sex were indicated.
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Dream It, Do It? Associations between Pornography Use, Risky Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Preoccupation and Sexting Behaviours among Young Australian Adults

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.
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Nonparametric Statistical Methods

TL;DR: An ideal text for an upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate course, Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Second Edition is also an invaluable source for professionals who want to keep abreast of the latest developments within this dynamic branch of modern statistics.

Social Media & Mobile Internet Use among Teens and Young Adults. Millennials.

TL;DR: Pew Research Center report series that looks at the values, attitudes and experiences of America's next generation: the Millennials as mentioned in this paper found that since 2006, blogging has dropped among teens and young adults while simultaneously rising among older adults.
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Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families

TL;DR: Pediatricians are in a unique position to help families understand these sites and to encourage healthy use and urge parents to monitor for potential problems with cyberbullying, “Facebook depression,” sexting, and exposure to inappropriate content.

Social Media & Mobile Internet Use Among Teens and Young Adults

TL;DR: A sharp decline in blogging by young adults has been tempered by a corresponding increase in blogging among older adults, and there are shifts and some drops in the proportion of teens using several social networking site features.
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