TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Validation of the Sexting Behavior and Motives Questionnaire(SBM-Q)
JO  - Psicothema
A1  - Del Rey, Rosario
A1  - Ojeda, Mónica
A1  - Casas, José A.
SP  - 287
EP  - 295
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Sexting has garnered interest from the public and the scientific community given its ever-increasing presence in adolescents’ lives. However, analysis varies depending on the baseline study used. This calls for a standardised sexting instrument that addresses scientific evidence-based recommendations. The primary aim of this study was to develop and validate the structure of a questionnaire that includes the various sexting behaviours and motives. <br><br>METHOD: the sample comprised 1,362 students (51.1% female; 12-18 years old). Participants were randomly split into two halves, controlling for the gender variable (n=681), and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. <br><br>RESULTS: Validity of the Sexting Behaviours and Motives Questionnaire (SBM-Q) was confirmed, along with the suitability of the factor structure, internal consistency, and divergent validity. This was also reported by gender. Six dimensions were identified: sending, reasons for sending, receiving, forwarding, victim of forwarding, and reasons for forwarding. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The SBM-Q presents good psychometric properties, providing a detailed and consolidated overview of the behaviours that adolescents might engage in when sexting as well as the context in which it occurs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-9915
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2020.207
ID  - ref1
ER  -