SEXTING:FOR THEIR EYES ONLY?
ARE ADOLESCENTS AWARE OF SEXTING, AND THE AFFECT IT HAS ON A PERSON’S IDENTITY AND socialisation?
This questionnaire is for a HSC Course Personal Interest Project. The aim is to conduct primary research methods to collect data and statistics on whether adolescents of today are aware of sexting, and how it affects a person’s identity and socialisation. Please answer all questions, and select what is most suited to your answer. All surveys will be kept anonymous and honest answers are most appreciated, thank you.
1. WHAT IS YOUR SEX AND CURRENT AGE?
Male c Female c
16 c 17 c 18 c
2. WERE YOU FIRST EXPOSED TO THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONES AT AN AGE BELOW TWELVE?
Yes c No c
3. IF YES, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS HAD RAISED YOUR AWARENESS OF THE ADULT LIFESTYLE AT A PREMATURE AGE? (e.g: sex, drugs, coarse language, etc.)
Yes c No c
4. WHILE COMMUNICATING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, DO YOU FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND FREE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND?
Yes c No c
12-13 c 14-15 c 16-17 c 18+ c
6. Explain briefly in your own words what you understand ‘sexting’ to be:
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7. BEFORE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, WERE YOU AWARE OF THE TERM ‘SEXTING’?
Yes c No c
8. IN THREE WORDS OR LESS, WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF SEXTING?
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9. IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK A PERSON’S IDENTITY AND SOCIALISATION IS AFFECTED WHEN THEY PARTICIPATE IN SEXTING? (e.g becoming more sexual, bad reputation, etc.)
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10. DO YOU THINK THAT SEXTING WILL BE A SPREADING ISSUE FOR THE NEAR FUTURE?
Yes c No c