Why are young people sharing nude selfies?
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Many young people are aware of the risks of sending naked selfies, but often choose to do so anyway because they see it as a fun and normal part of relationships, a study to be highlighted at the ESRC Festival of Social Science has shown.
The report found that children, some as young as 12, are sharing these photos – and for many of the study group, consisting of people who had shared naked photos under the age of 18, it was a natural way of exploring their sexuality and something they did with a trusted partner. Some, however, were coerced and threatened, often by strangers they had met online.
The research findings of Self-Produced Images - Risk Taking Online (SPIRTO) demonstrate the difficulties police, parents and schools face in distinguishing between normal, healthy behaviour and illegal abuse. Led by Dr Ethel Quayle at the University of Edinburgh, key findings of SPIRTO, which was funded by the European Union’s Safer Internet Programme, included:
- 73 per cent sent images be...
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