Quantitative Study of Prevalence and Vulnerability Factors of Active Cyber Sexuality Among Teenagers in West Normandy

Prevalence and Vulnerability Factors of Active Cybersexuality Among Teenagers (15 - 17 Olds) in West Normandy.

This study evaluates prevalence of active cybersexuality among teenagers (15-17 old) in West Normandy and find different factors of vulnerability that could induce this behaviour. Selection of teenagers in different schools (general, professional, agricultural, reintegration structure).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sex Behavior; Teenager

Detailed Description

the teen completes a questionnaire at the beginning of sexual education session. This questionnaire put in an anonymous box. After, there is a debate on the subject with the speaker, teenager ask questions about sexuality.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1208

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Alençon, France, 61000
    • Lycée de navarre
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • Cfai Uimm
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • CIFAC
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • EPEI
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • ICEP CFA
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • Lycée Allende
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • Lycée Laplace
  • Cherbourg, France, 50100
    • Lycée Millet
  • Coutances, France, 50200
    • La roquelle
  • Démouville, France, 14840
    • IME
  • Mondeville, France, 14120
    • Lycée jules verne
  • Trun, France, 61160
    • MFR TRUN
  • Vimoutiers, France, 61120
    • MFR
  • Vire, France, 14500
    • Lycée marie curie

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

population of teenagers of different school structures . make differences between the urban schools and the rural schools

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• all of teenagers participate a sexual education session

Exclusion Criteria:

• <15 old and 18 old and more
• the school doesn't want to participate
• one parent refuses that his adolescent participate. If requested exclusion, the group to which belongs the child is excluded
• teenager refuses to participate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
sexual behavior on the internet; this group of teenagers use internet for sexuality
not sexual behavior on the internet; this group of teenagers doesn't use internet for sexuality

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
prevalence of active cybersexuality	if teenagers send, receive or forward pictures or videos nude, use dedipix, participate to skin party, speak on chats. Evaluation by anonymous questionnaire distributed at the beginning of the session. They answered "yes" or "no" or "I don't want to answer" . If They answered "yes" to one question they were considered to be practicing cybersexuality	20 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
factors of vulnerability that induce sexuality on the internet	factors of vulnerability are: gender, welfare, emotional bond with parents, accessibility of internet, use internet and social network, see pornography, addictive behavior, trauma in the past. Evaluation by anonymous questionnaire. Inside, Using an analog scale for the consumption of the internet and phone, more the number is important (the max was 10 hours and 200 sms) more the teenagers surfed in the internet. For the others questions , four answers are possible "yes very well", "yes, well", "not really" "not at all" more they answered not at all more it was a factor of vulnerability	20 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: CHU Caen, University Hospital Center

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Braun-Courville DK, Rojas M. Exposure to sexually explicit Web sites and adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Aug;45(2):156-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.004. Epub 2009 Feb 20.
• Strassberg DS, McKinnon RK, Sustaita MA, Rullo J. Sexting by high school students: an exploratory and descriptive study. Arch Sex Behav. 2013 Jan;42(1):15-21. doi: 10.1007/s10508-012-9969-8. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
• Temple JR, Paul JA, van den Berg P, Le VD, McElhany A, Temple BW. Teen sexting and its association with sexual behaviors. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Sep;166(9):828-33. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.835.
• Strassberg DS, Cann D, Velarde V. Sexting by High School Students. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 Aug;46(6):1667-1672. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0926-9. Epub 2017 Jan 3.
• Rice E, Gibbs J, Winetrobe H, Rhoades H, Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. Sexting and sexual behavior among middle school students. Pediatrics. 2014 Jul;134(1):e21-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2991.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 12, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 12, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 12, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 6, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): September 7, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 22, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: internet; sexuality; teenager
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17-192

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No