“Studies have found social media use related to sexual problematic behaviors such as early sexual activity, exposure to pornography, and sexting. [21,22,26,50,51,71,72,73,74]. Table 9 summarizes the results (Table 9).”
“Social media use was found to be significantly associated with risky sexual behavior among pre-college students in Ethiopia. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms have been identified as a factor that alters adolescent’s perception and influences them to engage in risky sexual behavior. Those who view sexually suggestive Facebook photos have a higher chance of having unprotected sexual intercourse and sex with strangers [72].”
“Sexting is the use of media to send nude or sexualized contents such as texts, photos, or videos. An extensive sharing of these contents through technology has been connected with a negative impact on the emotional and social wellbeing of adolescents involved.”
girls with lower self-esteem and sensitive to body image complains may use social media more frequently than girls with a higher level of self-esteem.”