According to a study on 948 Texas teens, published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, more than 1 in 4 adolescents have sent a nude picture of themselves through electronic means. The authors found that "sexting" - the practice of electronically sending sexually explicit images or messages from one person to another - may be associated sexual behavior. The researchers suggest that parents, schools, pediatricians, and policy makers do not have enough information regarding the nature and importance of teen sexting, as there is insufficient empirical data...

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