Sexting may be good for your relationship: Study

Sexting may be more common and more beneficial to relationship satisfaction than previously thought, according to a new US study.The practice of sexting may be more common than generally thought among adults. More than 8 out of 10 people surveyed online admitted to sexting in the prior year, researchers said.

“Given the possible implications, both positive and negative, for sexual health, it is important to continue investigating the role sexting plays in current romantic and sexual relationships,” said Emily Stasko of Drexel University.

Stasko and her co-author, Pamela Geller, associate professor of psychology, OB-GYN and public health at Drexel University, surveyed 870 participants from the US age 18 to 82 to assess sexting behaviours, sexting motives and relationship and sexual satisfaction.Just over half the participants were women.Sexting, for the purpose of this study, was defined as the sending or receiving of sexually suggestive or explicit content via text message, primarily using a mobile device, said Stasko.