When Sexting Crosses the Line

Educator Responsibilities in the Support of Prosocial Adolescent Behavior and the Prevention of Violence

Bibliographic Data

ID5936737
AuthorsMelinda Lemke (0000-0001-8425-6289, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author), Katelyn Rogers (0009-0002-1727-7017, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
Year2020
Volume9
Issue9
Pages150
Publication date2020-08-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci9090150
OpenAlexW3081457721
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited35

This article presents findings from a systematic literature review that examined various forms of adolescent sexting, and as relevant to educator responsibilities in the support of prosocial behavior and teen dating violence (TDV) prevention within the United States. Proceeding in three parts, part one documents study methodology and offers an overview of adolescent sexting. This section also discusses tensions between sexting as adolescent empowerment and as a form of dating violence. This is followed by a deeper examination of how adolescent sexting is connected to other forms of sexual violence documented to disproportionately affect heterosexual females. Though laws on sexting are minimal, part three discusses U.S. federal and Supreme Court guidance having particular significance for this issue. This section also presents the case of New York State (NYS) to consider the connection between localized policies and schooling practices. Concerned with sexting as a form of consensual adolescent behavior, this article concludes with considerations for educational research, policy, and practice. This article contributes to established research literature weighing the prosocial aspects of sexting against those factors that contribute to and make it difficult to leave a violent relationship. Though empirical research was limited, it also highlights existent research on sexting as relevant to underserved and marginalized adolescent subgroups

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Empowerment · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Child Development and Digital Technology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology

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