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The American Journal of Family Therapy Volume 44, 2016 - Issue 3
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Explicitly Pressing Send: Impact of Sexting on Relationship Satisfaction

Joseph M. CurrinSchool of Applied Health Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christopher N. JayneSchool of Applied Health Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Tonya R. HammerSchool of Applied Health Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Tara BrimSchool of Applied Health Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Randolph D. HubachSchool of Applied Health Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Pages 143-154 | Published online: 30 Mar 2016
 
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ABSTRACT

Given that few researchers have addressed sexting among adult samples, we sought to evaluate the prevalence of adults who sext, their sexting behaviors, and how it impacted relationship satisfaction. Analyses on the sample (N = 1171) revealed that heterosexual women are negatively impacted if they do not reciprocate a sext message; yet nonheterosexual women, and men in general, are not negatively impacted. This finding can be best understood within the framework of relational cultural theory (RCT). Implications for future research and for the practice of mental health providers are discussed.

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