Abstract
The integration of technology into everyday life contributes to the urgency to study virtual activities within the context of a romantic relationship, one of them being sexting or the exchange of sensual messages through communication technology. Sexting, until recently, had been looked upon as risky sexual behavior. Researchers, however, have come to view sexting as a positive activity in romantic relationships, especially in regards to sexual satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction may be enhanced by sexting as it can function as a means of sexual communication and activity. This research aims to investigate the relationship between sexting and sexual satisfaction, especially with sexting as the predictor of sexual satisfaction. Regression analysis is used to test the hypothesis, and the result shows that sexting significantly predicted sexual satisfaction (F(1,70) = 8,602, p = 0,005, <0,01) with the determinant coefficient of 0,109, interpreable as 10,9% variance of sexual satisfaction explained by sexting.
Highlights
S ome aspects of human nature, from social interaction and basic fulfillment of necessities to professional work, are already being deeply integrated with technology
One of the activities included in online sexual activity (OSA) is sexting, an exchange of sexual messages in the form of text, photos, videos, or graphic content done through communicating gadgets, especially via mobile phones
Aside from the main research question, analyses were done to see the correlations between sexting behavior and sexual satisfaction based on demographic variables, types of sexting behavior and content of ‘sexts’ exchanged
Summary
S ome aspects of human nature, from social interaction and basic fulfillment of necessities to professional work, are already being deeply integrated with technology. One of the activities included in OSA is sexting, an exchange of sexual messages in the form of text, photos, videos, or graphic content done through communicating gadgets, especially via mobile phones. In accordance to the continuing growth of a sex-positive paradigm, the view on sexuality mediated by technology, including sexting, is shifting as there are attempts on investigating sexting as healthy and positive sexual behavior. There's a significant increase in sexual satisfaction following the increase of frequency of people exchanging sexual messages with their partners This finding is important when considering the huge role sexual satisfaction holds in maintaining quality of life, according to a study that showed the correlation between high sexual satisfaction and high emotional and relationship satisfaction
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