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Sexting and its relationship with early maladaptive schemes in adolescents

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of the Early Inadaptation Schemes (EIS) on the practice of sexting, taking as a sample a population of 609 high school students from Cuenca (Ecuador). The Young scale (Cronbach's alpha 0.91) was used to identify the EIS, and a questionnaire on sexting. In this study, a 52.2% prevalence of this practice was observed. Teenagers exchanging sexual material through electronic devices have experienced the following factors associated with sexting: abandonment (p <0.001), insufficient self-discipline (p <0.001), distrust, abuse, (p <0.037), emotional deprivation (p <0.005), self - sacrifice (p <0.028), inflexible standard 1 / self-demand (p <0.005) and grandiosity (p <0.001). Contraceptive use is considered as a protective factor, as well as being male; an important risk factor is pregnancy.