Table 4.

Generalized ordered logit models.

	Sexting type 1			Sexting type 2			Sexting type 3			Sexting type 4
	B	S.E.	Exp (β)	B	S.E.	Exp (β)	B	S.E.	Exp (β)	B	S.E.	Exp (β)
Predictors
Age	0.026	0.125	1.027	−0.211	0.121	0.810	0.006	0.193	1.006	0.130	0.256	1.139
Educational level	0.137	0.166	1.147	−0.094	0.164	0.911	−0.144	0.234	0.866	−0.226	0.306	0.798
Sex	−0.360	0.338	0.698	−0.175	0.324	0.839	0.646	0.490	1.907	0.188	0.585	1.206
Relationship status	1.096	0.347	2.992∗∗	0.549	0.341	1.732	1.399	0.521	4.052∗∗	1.120	0.662	3.065
Sexual orientation	−0.930	0.540	0.394	0.419	0.498	1.520	1.463	0.606	4.317	1.568	0.720	4.795∗
Developmental stage	0.502	0.326	1.651	−0.188	0.312	0.829	0.612	0.477	1.845	0.987	0.653	2.682
Arousal	0.552	0.130	1.736∗∗∗	0.320	0.126	1.377∗∗	0.454	0.166	1.575∗∗	0.481	0.235	1.618∗
Intimacy	0.052	0.119	1.053	−0.137	0.120	0.872	−0.037	0.153	0.964	−0.009	0.194	0.991
Relational affirmation	−0.054	0.135	0.947	0.333	0.128	1.395∗∗	−0.002	0.163	0.998	−0.169	0.194	0.844
Partner pressure	0.125	0.192	1.133	0.030	0.165	1.031	0.630	0.236	1.878∗∗	0.887	0.323	2.429∗∗
Peer approval	−0.018	0.213	0.983	−0.083	0.185	0.921	−0.244	0.259	0.783	−0.207	0.312	0.813
Body acceptance	−0.197	0.112	0.821	0.046	0.103	1.047	0.042	0.137	1.042	0.106	0.167	1.112
Boredom	0.052	0.113	1.053	−0.034	0.108	0.967	0.284	0.154	1.328	0.351	0.204	1.420
Stress	0.146	0.148	1.157	0.142	0.145	1.153	0.159	0.185	1.173	0.632	0.274	1.881∗
Loneliness	−0.145	0.128	0.865	−0.082	0.120	0.921	−0.109	0.169	0.897	−0.202	0.217	0.817

Note. Gratifications sought for sexting during the COVID-19 pandemic were only asked to adolescents who indicated that they engaged at least once in one of the four sexting types (N = 222). As such, this subsample was used. Sexting types in this study are ordinal data. First category = no engagement in the particular sexting type (but respondents did engage in another sexting type). Second category = low frequencies of the sexting type (i.e., less than once per month and one to three times per month). Third category = middle frequencies of the sexting type (i.e., once per week to several times per week). Fourth category = high frequencies of the sexting type (i.e., each day to several times per day). Sex was coded as 0 = boys and 1 = girls. Developmental status was coded as 0 = early developmental stage and 1 = advanced developmental stage. Sexual orientation was coded as 0 = heterosexual and 1 = non-heterosexual. Relationship status was coded as 0 = single and 1 = in a relationship. ^∗p < .05. ^∗∗p < .01. ^∗∗∗p < .001.