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Rosario del Rey1, Mónica Ojeda1, and José A. Casas2
Background: Sexting has garnered interest from the public and the scientific community given its ever-increasing presence in adolescents’ lives. However, analysis varies depending on the baseline study used. This calls for a standardised sexting instrument that addresses scientific evidence-based recommendations. The primary aim of this study was to develop and validate the structure of a questionnaire that includes the various sexting behaviours and motives. Method: the sample comprised 1,362 students (51.1% female; 12-18 years old). Participants were randomly split into two halves, controlling for the gender variable (n=681), and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Results: Validity of the Sexting Behaviours and Motives Questionnaire (SBM-Q) was confirmed, along with the suitability of the factor structure, internal consistency, and divergent validity. This was also reported by gender. Six dimensions were identified: sending, reasons for sending, receiving, forwarding, victim of forwarding, and reasons for forwarding. Conclusions: The SBM-Q presents good psychometric properties, providing a detailed and consolidated overview of the behaviours that adolescents might engage in when sexting as well as the context in which it occurs.
Validación del Cuestionario de Comportamientos y Motivos de Sexting (SBM-Q). Antecedentes: el sexting ha recibido cada vez mayor atención pública y científica, dada su creciente presencia en la vida de los adolescentes. Sin embargo, su análisis varía en función del estudio de referencia. Esto requiere un instrumento de sexting estandarizado que aborde las recomendaciones de la evidencia científica. Este estudio tiene como principal objetivo desarrollar y validar la estructura de un cuestionario que incluya los diversos comportamientos y motivos de sexting. Método: la muestra estuvo constituida por 1.362 estudiantes (51,1% chicas; 12-18 años). Se dividió aleatoriamente en dos mitades, controlando la variable género (n=681), y se realizaron análisis factoriales exploratorio y confirmatorio. Resultados: se confirmó la validez del Sexting Behaviours and Motives Questionnaire (SBM-Q), la adecuación de su estructura factorial, consistencia interna y validez divergente. También según el género. Concretamente, se identificaron seis dimensiones: envío, motivos de envío, recepción, reenvío, víctima de reenvío y motivos de reenvío. Conclusiones: el SBM-Q presenta buenas propiedades psicométricas y permite obtener una visión detallada y consolidada de los comportamientos que los adolescentes pueden adoptar cuando realizan sexting, así como del contexto en el que sucede.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2020.207