Significant rise in "sexting", i.e. sending, receiving and promoting provocative nude or semi-nude photos and videos via mobile phone, Pew Research records Center in the USA.
Σύμφωνα με την έρευνα, το 9% των κατόχων κινητών τηλεφώνων έχουν στείλει προκλητική εικόνα ή βίντεο, ενώ το 20% έχουν λάβει «sext». Όπως σημειώνεται στην έρευνα, πρόκειται για σημαντική αύξηση από στατιστικής άποψης σε σχέση με το 2012 (6% και 15% αντίστοιχα). Μόλις το 3% έχουν προωθήσει sext σε άλλους users – percentage that remained the same compared to 2012.
Age remains a basic criterion for sexting: younger adults are more likely to send, receive and promote sexts. 18-24 mobile people are more likely to say they get sexts (44% - 26% 2012), while those who are between 25 and 35 are more likely (compared to older) to say they send sexts (22%) . However, promotion is not a very popular activity (6% ages 18-24, 5% between 25-34).
The rise of sexting is linked to the spread of smartphones, which make it easier to take and share images and videos: 56% of adult of Americans own a smartphone, while the corresponding percentage in 2012 was 46%. Smartphone owners are much more likely to engage in sexting than "simple" cell phone owners (27% versus 10% for receiving sexts – 12% and 4% respectively for sending).
The technology in the life of couples
More generally, research suggests that the Internet, mobile phones and social networks have become an important part of the daily life of couples in the US. According to its results, the 10% of users who are married or have a stable relationship state that the Internet had a "big impact" on their relationship, and 17% speaks of "little effect". 72% argue that the Internet "did not really affect" their relationship.
The 74% of adult users who speak of an effect on their relationship call it "positive". 20% considered negative, while 4% is good and bad.
With regard to the role of technology as a means of support and communication, 25% of adults who are married or related have sent a written message to their partner while they were at home. 21% have been "closer" because of online or messaging conversations, while 9% has resolved disputes in this way that they were unable to face-to-face.
However, the use of technology obviously creates tensions: 25% of mobile owners who are in a marriage or relationship have felt that his / her partner's attention has been detached due to the mobile at times when they were together while 8% of their users Internet-affiliated companies have been struggling over the issue of time when one of them goes online. With regard to online activity, 4% of Internet users in a permanent relationship have been upset because they discovered something the comrade was doing online. The respective percentages increase in the age group of 18-29 years. More generally, 45% of Internet users between 18 and 29 who are in serious relationships have reported that the Internet has an impact on their relationship, while just one in ten said the same at the age of 65 and above.
Sharing codes and accounts
67% of Internet users who are married or related have shared their code in one or more online accounts with their partner. Also, 27% have an email account they share, a phenomenon that is particularly noticeable for older people and people over 10 years of age. Yet, the 11% of married or adult dating using social networking sites share a social media profile.
