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Sexting Among Teens on the Rise, Says Study

By MIKAELA CONLEY | Good Morning America

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  Sexting Among Teens on the Rise, Says Study (ABC News)

Brian Kearney said that as a gay teenager, he missed out on the typical teenage love connections that most of his peers experienced in high school. He didn't have gay interactions, but apps and technologies allowed him to connect with gay men he otherwise wouldn't meet.

He was 17 when he sent his first sext, he said.

Teen Sexting Linked to More Sexual Activity

Teens Not Using Sexting to Delay Having Sex, as Some Have Suggested

By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

"Sexting,'' the sending or receiving of sexually explicit messages or photos by cell phone, isn't an alternative to teens' sexual activity, but is actually linked to it, according to a new study.

"Sexting is part of the new landscape of the sex lives of teens," says researcher Eric Rice, PhD, assistant professor of social work at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

While some experts have suggested that sexting is an alternative to having sex for teens, this research suggests otherwise.