Table 2.
Association between dating, risky sexual behaviors and sexting behaviors among girls.
| Risky sex behaviors | Ever dated | Ever had sex | > 1 partner in last year | AOD sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |
| Sent a sext | ||||||||
| Yes | 100.0% | 145 | 77.4% | 113 | 55.8% | 63 | 39.8% | 45 |
| No | 89.8% | 334 | 42.0% | 162 | 34.6% | 56 | 26.5% | 43 |
| p<.0001 | p<.0001 | p<.0005 | p<.02 | |||||
| Asked for a sext | ||||||||
| Yes | 100.0% | 107 | 80.6% | 87 | 56.3% | 49 | 41.4% | 36 |
| No | 90.7% | 372 | 44.3% | 188 | 37.2% | 70 | 27.7% | 52 |
| p<.0002 | p<.0001 | p<.003 | p<.02 | |||||
| Been asked to sext | ||||||||
| Yes | 98.3% | 354 | 63.6% | 232 | 49.1% | 114 | 36.2% | 84 |
| No | 79.8% | 126 | 23.7% | 40 | 7.5% | 3 | 10.0% | 4 |
| p<.0001 | p<.0001 | p<.0001 | p=.0008 | |||||
| Bothered by being asked | ||||||||
| Not at all | 100.0% | 24 | 95.7% | 22 | 50.0% | 11 | 27.3% | 6 |
| A little | 100.0% | 130 | 65.2% | 86 | 53.5% | 46 | 43.0% | 37 |
| A lot | 98.2% | 109 | 71.4% | 80 | 51.3% | 41 | 35.0% | 28 |
| A great deal | 95.8% | 91 | 44.9% | 44 | 36.4% | 16 | 29.6% | 13 |
| p=.08 | p<.0001 | p=.30 | p=.34 | |||||
AOD sex = Reports using alcohol or drugs before having sex in the past year