Purpose: We know little about the prevalence of sexting behavior among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) or its association with their sexual behaviors.
Methods: To address these gaps, we used data from an online study examining the partner-seeking behaviors of single YMSM (N = 1,502; ages 18-24 years) in the United States. Most participants (87.5%) reported sexting, with 75.7% of the sample reporting having sent and received a sext.
Results: Sexting was more frequent among sexually active YMSM, with YMSM who had sent and received a sext being more likely to report insertive anal intercourse, with and without condoms, than those who had not sexted. We found no association between sexting and receptive anal intercourse.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that sexting may vary by YMSM's sexual roles. We discuss our findings with attention to their implications for sexual health promotion.
Keywords: Gay; Homosexuality; Sexual behavior; Text messaging.
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