Parents will be shocked by this when they have teenage children.
A study of nearly 1,000 secondary school and university students in Hanoi showed that 15.2% of those surveyed confirmed that they had sent sexually explicit messages or images to others via phone.
The results of the study showed that up to 21% of the study participants confirmed that they had received sexy messages, pictures or videos from others.
Eleven percent admitted they had asked someone to send them sexy messages or photos. And the same percentage admitted to having been asked to send sexy photos to someone.
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| 15% of students admit to sending "nude photos" to others. Illustrative photo. |
In psychological studies, the act of sending erotic messages, pictures, and videos to others is commonly called sexting (a combination of the words "sex" and "texting").
Dr. Tran Thanh Nam, University of Education (VNU-Hanoi), one of the two authors of the study, said that although during the research process, he tried to explain to the participating students that this was a scientific study, the numbers published in the study may not fully reflect the actual behavior of students sending sexually suggestive messages.
"In fact, in the study, many students, when answering questions about perception, still considered this behavior incorrect, but when answering questions about behavior, still showed interest, still received and viewed these types of images and messages," Dr. Nam added.
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| The popularity of mobile messaging apps is responsible for many students engaging in sexting. |
Therefore, Dr. Nam believes that if the investigation is truly objective (not in the form of voluntarily answering research questionnaires), the number of students who engage in sexting behavior is likely to be much higher.
However, Dr. Nam said that although the figure of 15% does not fully reflect the reality of sexting behavior among students, it may come as a surprise to parents, especially those whose children are of secondary school age.
Dr. Nam said that according to the research results, the rate of middle school students who engage in sexting is lower than that of university students, but even though it is lower, it still shows that, even at this stage, students have been sending sexually explicit messages, images or videos to others.
"Most parents think that at this stage, their children are just entering puberty and cannot have such behaviors. However, research results show that this behavior has appeared in students in grades 6-7-8," said Dr. Nam.
From there, Dr. Nam said that his research is an initial study to "raise the issue" and serve as a warning to parents. "Children's puberty is getting earlier and earlier, so parents need to pay more attention to their children's sexual health issues earlier," Dr. Nam affirmed.
The study also showed that students who own smartphones tend to engage in sexting more. Therefore, Dr. Nam also recommends that parents should have a strategy to manage their children's access to and use of smartphones and social networks on the Internet.
Sexting behavior has many potential risks. To date, both theory and practice have proven that sexting can have many negative consequences, including: The risk of uncontrolled dissemination of these indecent images to others. 2. The risk of getting into trouble with the law if disseminating obscene images or images of children below the legal threshold. 3. The risk of mental health damage. 4. The risk of deviant behavior. Studies around the world show that individuals who tend to sext are more comfortable and proactive in sexual relationships. The frequency of sexting behavior is positively correlated with sexual desire and pleasure in relationships. The higher the frequency of sexting, the more sexual partners an individual has (especially for women). Research also shows that people who sext tend to have unsafe sex, have difficulty controlling sexual impulses, seek out new and strong sensations, and are often those who abuse alcohol and stimulants during sex. The group of sexters had more signs of anxiety and depression than the group of people who had never sexted. Those who sexted under peer pressure were also more likely to have had experiences of being mistreated in previous relationships with their partners. Some studies also show that people who have sexted are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and attempts, and have feelings of sadness and hopelessness for about 3-4 weeks in the previous year. |
According to vietnamnet
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