Risk and Harm in Youth Sexting

Dr. Emily Setty is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey. Emily undertakes research with young people exploring their practices and experiences within their youth sexual and relational cultures. Emily is particularly interested in their perspectives on risky and harmful practices and in developing more youth-centred, impactful approaches to engaging with young people about the issues they face.

• 1. Chapter 1 – IntroductionAbstractConceptualising youth sexting Youth sexting as a technology-facilitated expression of the sexualisation of children and young peopleThe meaning of ‘childhood’ and ‘youth’Youth sexting as a sociocultural phenomenon Researching youth sexting: Methodology and scopeChapter outlineReferences 2. Chapter 2 – The legal and educational policy context to youth sextingAbstractYouth sexting as risky and harmfulThe law and youth-produced sexual imageryEducational responses to youth sexting Gender, risk and sexting educationYouth sexting as a ‘moral panic’‘Rights’, ‘agency’, ‘legitimacy’ and youth sexting References 3. Chapter 3 – Young people, technology and sextingAbstractYoung people and technologyYoung people’s perceptions of sextingSexting, gender and relationshipsSexting and gender Sexting and relationships ConclusionReferences 4. Chapter 4 – Privacy violations in youth sexting cultureAbstractYoung people, privacy and technologyYoung people, sexting and privacyGender and (stigmatised) sexual and bodily expressionPeer status hierarchies and ‘popularity’ dynamics ConclusionReferences 5. Chapter 5 – Sexting and consent: Unwanted, pressured and coerced image-sharingAbstractThe pleasures and rewards of sextingFeeling ‘used’ and saying ‘no’ to sextingPressured and coerced sextingUnsolicited image-sharingConclusionReferences 6. Chapter 6 – Social shaming and victim blamingAbstractManaging risk and avoiding harmVictim blaming and social shaming‘Deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ victimsNegotiating shame and stigma Skye-Rose and Charlie – Resisting the shame Redefining bodily and sexual expression: ‘Frexting’ConclusionReferences 7. Chapter 7 – Responding to youth sexting: Young people’s perspectives AbstractProhibiting sexting and encouraging abstinence Early intervention Sex(ting) education and interventionsEmpowering young people: Peer-based support and bystander interventionConclusionReferences 8. Chapter 8 – Reducing risk and harm in youth sexting: Conclusions and ways forwardAbstractYouth sexting as a cultural phenomenonRights and ethics Sexting preventative education and interventionsTaking a new approach to education and interventionsRecommendations for policy and practiceReferences