Teen Sexting Research Paper

It is becoming more common for teens to become involved in sexting "the peak age of sexting is around 16 and 17 years of age sexting seems to decline in individuals 18 and older" (Lohmann). Sexting is when one teen sends a vary sexually explicit pitcher of themselves to other teens. Teenagers don’t understand the danger of sexing; they think it is private, but with technology nothing stays private. Teens think it is safe because in some websites the picture will disappear or they can take it down. Even apps that promote privacy can’t prevent other users from screen shooting. Participating in sexting leads teenagers down a path of destruction, which can lead to life changing events for those who participate in the deleterious act.
One of the factors that lead youth to send these sexually explicit photos of themselves is low self-esteem. Low self-esteem is when someone doesn’t feel good about their appearance. Yong adults with low self-esteem can show low confidence, acridness, and even depression. Some teenagers get low self-esteem by compering themselves to others or even getting bullied. This makes adolescence want to feel …show more content…
On some apps like snap chat the picture disappears within seconds, therefore, teens think there's no risk. However, other young adults may screen shot the inappropriate picture witch means that teen now has control of who sees the sext. Far too often, "With a click of a button a picture can be distributed to many people instantaneously—and once it's out there, there's no going back"(Lohmann). Yong adults may not see it as a big deal, but when a young girl "Clearly, abuse of sexting and saw that it has tragic consequences, as shown in the Case of Jessica Logan, who killed herself after her boyfriend circulated photos she’d sent to him"