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At-Risk Teens More Likely to Engage in Sexting, Study Finds

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The Brown Daily Herald reports:

Sexting — sending sexually explicit messages or pictures — has been proven “not uncommon” for at-risk early adolescents in a study published Jan. 6 by a team lead by Christopher Houck, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior.

The study found 22 percent of seventh-grade participants who were identified as “at-risk” by their Rhode Island public schools reported to have sexted in the past six months — 17 percent with messages and 5 percent with photos…

Ultimately, the findings of the study show that “the line between online and offline behaviors is becoming increasingly blurred…”

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