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01-02-2020 | Original Paper

Hooking-Up, Religiosity, and Sexting Among College Students

Authors: Michael Hall, Ronald D. Williams, M. Allison Ford, Erin Murphy Cromeans, Randall J. Bergman

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediation effect of sexting, and taking sexually suggestive photos on religiosity and hooking-up with three separate sexual outcomes. A web-based survey examined the relationship between religiosity and the three hooking-up outcomes among students reporting sexting or taking a sexually suggestive photo in the last 30 days (n = 231). Sexting, as well as taking sexually suggestive photos mediated the relationship between religiosity and hooking-up among females. Sexting may be initiated by females as a way to engage in a nonphysical sexual interaction, which ultimately predisposes them to a physical sexual outcome.

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Title: Hooking-Up, Religiosity, and Sexting Among College Students
Authors: Michael Hall
Ronald D. Williams
M. Allison Ford
Erin Murphy Cromeans
Randall J. Bergman
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0291-y

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