Many adolescents engage in sexting, the sending of self-made sexually explicit images, within the context of a romantic relationship. The aim of the current study is to contribute to the literature by assessing the associations between sending a sext to a romantic partner, asking for a sext from a romantic partner, and dating violence among adolescents, while accounting for gender and sexting-related pressure. Respondents included 694 early adolescents (47 % female, mean age = 13 years, SD = 1.15) who participated in a large school-based study in Nicaragua. Measures included dating violence victimization and perpetration, sending a sext to a romantic partner, asking for a sext and associated pressures. Chi-square tests assessed gender differences and linear regression analyses tested for associations with dating violence perpetration and victimization. Sending a sext to a romantic partner and asking the romantic partner for a sext were significantly associated with dating violence victimization among girls, but not among boys. Boys were more likely than girls to perceive pressure to engage in sexting with their romantic partner. Perceived pressure to send sexts and to ask for sexts within romantic relationships was significantly associated with dating violence perpetration for boys but not girls. Several forms of sexting are related with dating violence. Findings provide more insight in the gendered nature of sexting and have implications for sexual and relationship education.

许多青少年在恋爱关系的背景下从事色情短信，即发送自制的露骨色情图片。当前研究的目的是通过评估向浪漫伴侣发送 sext、向恋人索要 sext 和青少年约会暴力之间的关联，同时考虑性别和与色情相关的压力，从而为文献做出贡献。受访者包括 694 名早期青少年（47% 女性，平均年龄 = 13 岁，SD = 1.15) 谁参加了在尼加拉瓜的大型学校研究。措施包括约会暴力受害和施暴、向浪漫伴侣发送短信、要求短信和相关压力。卡方检验评估性别差异，线性回归分析测试与约会暴力犯罪和受害的关联。将 sext 发送给浪漫伴侣并要求浪漫伴侣发送 sext 与女孩的约会暴力受害显着相关，但与男孩无关。男孩比女孩更有可能感受到与浪漫伴侣发生性关系的压力。在恋爱关系中发送短信和要求短信的压力与男孩的约会暴力行为显着相关，但与女孩无关。几种形式的色情短信与约会暴力有关。调查结果提供了更多关于色情短信的性别性质的见解，并对性教育和关系教育产生了影响。