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Variables for this study included technology ownership\/use, online\/mobile dating site use, sexting behaviors\/attitudes, and sexual behaviors. In particular, the Sexting Attitudes Scale has been previously validated with other researchers providing comparative data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Analysis:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests were used for group comparisons. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine predictors of sexting behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 254 participants, over 80% had ever had sex, and participants were more likely to use condoms with partners who they were not in a committed relationship compared to those to whom they were committed (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 27.324, P = .0001). Seventy percent had ever sexted, and sexting attitudes ranged from approximately 80% agreeing that sexting is \u201crisky\u201d or can leave one \u201cvulnerable\u201d compared to 43% agreeing that sexting is \u201cfun.\u201d Sexting was associated with having multiple sexual partners (odds ratio [OR] = 2.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.36-4.47) and sexually transmitted infection testing history (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 1.03-4.18).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Study findings should be considered as interventionists plan sexual health and risk prevention programs for college students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0890117118779008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,3]],"date-time":"2018-06-03T23:49:51Z","timestamp":1528069791000},"page":"87-96","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Sexual Behaviors, Mobile Technology Use, and Sexting Among College Students in the American South"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Lucy A.","family":"Ingram","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Macauda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Core for Applied Research and Evaluation, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carolyn","family":"Lauckner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alyssa","family":"Robillard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0890117118779008","unstructured":"Smith A. 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