Hooking-Up, Religiosity, and Sexting Among College Students

Michael Hall; Ronald D Williams; M Allison Ford; Erin Murphy Cromeans; Randall J Bergman

doi:10.1007/s10943-016-0291-y

Hooking-Up, Religiosity, and Sexting Among College Students

J Relig Health. 2020 Feb;59(1):484-496. doi: 10.1007/s10943-016-0291-y.

Authors

Michael Hall¹, Ronald D Williams², M Allison Ford³, Erin Murphy Cromeans⁴, Randall J Bergman⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd, FH-11, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA. Mhall61@fau.edu.
² Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
³ Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
⁴ School of Applied Sciences: Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
⁵ School of Health Exercise and Sport Science, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC, USA.

PMID: 27468909
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0291-y

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediation effect of sexting, and taking sexually suggestive photos on religiosity and hooking-up with three separate sexual outcomes. A web-based survey examined the relationship between religiosity and the three hooking-up outcomes among students reporting sexting or taking a sexually suggestive photo in the last 30 days (n = 231). Sexting, as well as taking sexually suggestive photos mediated the relationship between religiosity and hooking-up among females. Sexting may be initiated by females as a way to engage in a nonphysical sexual interaction, which ultimately predisposes them to a physical sexual outcome.

Keywords: Hooking-up; Mediation; Religiosity; Sexting.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Religion and Psychology
Sexual Behavior*
Spirituality*
Students / psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Text Messaging*
Universities