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Abstract
The main objective of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships among sexting, cybervictimization, depression, and suicidal ideation. The sample consisted of 303 university students from Mexico (mean age = 19.73, SD = 1.73) who completed a questionnaire about the variables of interest. The relationships among the variables were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results show that sexting was associated with being the victim of cyberbullying, which, in turn, was related to depressive symptoms. In addition, sexting, cybervictimization, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. These results contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between online risk behaviors, such as sexting, and their possible negative consequences, such as cybervictimization, depression, and suicidal ideation.
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José Luis Jasso Medrano
José Luis Jasso Medrano, Innovation and Evaluation in Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
Fuensanta Lopez Rosales
Fuensanta Lopez Rosales, Innovation and Evaluation in Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
Manuel Gámez-Guadix
Manuel Gámez-Guadix, Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.