title: Hooking-Up, Religiosity, and Sexting Among College Students.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd, FH-11, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA. Mhall61@fau.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
authors.forename: M Allison
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Sciences: Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Erin Murphy
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cromeans
authors.affiliation: School of Health Exercise and Sport Science, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Randall J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D029181:Spirituality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D060145:Text Messaging; D014495:Universities
keywords: Hooking-up; Mediation; Religiosity; Sexting