Retrospective and Prospective Analysis on “Sexting”

Indicators of Productivity, Dispersion, and Content (2009–2019)

Bibliographic Data

ID8355514
AuthorsAntonio-Manuel Rodríguez-García (0000-0003-3394-2777, Universidad de Granada), Antonio Manuel Rodríguez-García, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero (0000-0003-3191-2048, Universidad de Granada), Antonio José Moreno-Guerrero, Marina García-Carmona (0000-0002-5314-5639, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume52
Issue4
Pages1753-1766
Publication date2023-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-023-02562-1
PMID36849675
OpenAlexW4322495291
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited40

In the last decade, research on “sexting” has undergone an exponential increase, giving rise to the publication of numerous studies clarifying its meaning, offering information of educational value, and favoring a good use of technology to prevent problems caused by this exchange of sexual information. The aim of this article was to analyze the production, performance, impact, and content of scientific articles evaluating the “sexting” thesaurus (title, abstract, and/or keywords) between 2009 and September 2019. Articles were sourced from two internationally recognized databases: Scopus and Web of Science. A scientometric study was then carried out on a sample of 641 articles that met the established inclusion criteria. The main findings indicate that “sexting” is a very recent research focus, but one in full growth phase, with scientific production related to the topic likely to double over the next few years. Although “sexting” has been researched worldwide, the scientific production of the US and American authors is the most notable. There were also some differences between the Scopus and Web of Science databases, mainly in the volume of production and the trend. However, the studies do show a common research line, “cyberbullying,” and a common target population: adolescents. Therefore, the content analysis reveals that research on “sexting” is mostly carried out with adolescents and takes into consideration other themes such as cyberbullying, dating violence, and sexuality

Inclusion (mineral) · MEDLINE · Political science · Population · Productivity · Scopus · Sociology · Web of science · Demography · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology