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Some experimentation and self-discovery occur through texting or sexting. This period is characterized by an increased ability to reason abstractly the development of a sense of perspective, compromise and limit setting a greater need for privacy the emergence of sexual feelings and sexual experimentation and the development of one’s own value system and refinement of moral and sexual values ( 2). Why might teens be involved in sexting? Adolescence is an important time for the development of identity and independence. The most common reason for male and female teens to send sexually suggestive content was that it was regarded as a ‘fun or flirtatious’ activity. Teens admitted that sending or posting sexually suggestive content has an impact on their behaviour 22% were more likely to use sexually suggestive words and images in text messages than in face-to-face communications, 38% admitted that exchanging sexually suggestive content makes dating or ‘hooking up’ with others more likely, and 29% of teens believed that it increases the likelihood that the parties involved will date or ‘hook up’. Forty-four per cent of teen girls and 36% of teen boys said that it is common for sexually suggestive text messages, and nude or seminude photographs to be shared with people other than the intended recipients. Approximately 71% of teen girls and 67% of teen boys who had sent or posted sexually suggestive content reported that they had sent or posted this content to boyfriends/girlfriends, and 21% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys reported that they had sent material to individuals they wanted to ‘hook up’ with.

Sexually suggestive messages (sent by text, e-mail or instant messaging) were even more prevalent than sexually suggestive images, with 39% of all teens sending or posting sexually suggestive messages and 48% of teens having received such messages. According to the survey, one in five teens had sent or posted nude or seminude pictures or videos of themselves. This study reported data on teens and young adults separately. They surveyed 1280 young people – 653 teens (ages 13 to 19 years) and 627 young adults (ages 20 to 26 years) – about sexting during the fall of 2008. In an effort to better understand the practice of sexting, the American National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, and commissioned a survey ( 1) of teens and young adults to explore electronic activity. In fact, a search for “sexting” on PubMed generated the following result: “Your search for sexting retrieved no results”. A PubMed search revealed that ‘sexting’ is nonexistent in the research literature. This is partly because technology is changing rapidly, making it difficult to study. Despite its prevalence, we know very little about this phenomenon. Sexting has been a recognized occurrence for several years and is a global practice among teens and young adults. Sexting is the term used to describe sending and receiving sexually explicit messages, or nude or seminude photographs or videos electronically (primarily between cell phones, but can occur between any media-sharing device or technology – ie, e-mail or the Internet). What are these teens texting about? What ‘pics’ (pictures) are these teens referring to? These teens are ‘sexting’.