alt.hn

2/22/2026 at 2:29:43 AM

Sexting study reveals an "alarming" reality for teens who share explicit images

https://www.psypost.org/new-sexting-study-reveals-an-alarming-reality-for-teens-who-share-explicit-images/

by gnabgib

2/22/2026 at 7:05:33 AM

The incidence rate probably increases with age—if they extended this study to ~26 the number would be closer to 80 or 90 percent of people sending/recieving sexts. It’s probably under 10% for the 12 year olds and over 50% for the 17 year olds—which matches the trend for the average age of losing your virginity, at around 17.

The sextortion thing is interesting but probably not a statistical outlier. But otherwise nothing here seems out of the ordinary when mapped onto general trends of sexual development.

by DiscourseFan