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Review

Technology-Mediated Sexual Interactions, Social Anxiety, and Sexual Wellbeing: A Scoping Review

by
Krystelle Shaughnessy
1,*,
Cassandra J. Fehr
1,
Marilyn Ashley
1,
Justine Braham
1,
Patrick R. Labelle
2,
Allison J. Ouimet
1,
Serena Corsini-Munt
1,
Andrea R. Ashbaugh
1 and
Elke D. Reissing
1
1
School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON K1N 9A8, Canada
2
Library, University of Ottawa, 120 University Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12(8), 904-932; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080066
Submission received: 10 May 2022 / Revised: 19 July 2022 / Accepted: 22 July 2022 / Published: 29 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current and Emerging Aspects of Cybersexuality)
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Abstract

Technology-mediated sexual interactions (TMSI) are interpersonal exchanges via technology of self-created sexual material, including photos, videos, and auditory or text messages. There is little research on the factors that predict both TMSI experiences and their sexual wellbeing outcomes. Social anxiety is anxiety experienced in response to social or performance situations. From a cognitive–behavioural perspective, people higher in social anxiety may avoid TMSI, preventing positive or negative consequences. They also may use TMSI to avoid the anxiety caused by in-person sexual interactions, benefiting from access to sexual interactions while perpetuating anxiety about them. The purpose of this scoping review was to explore the role of social anxiety in TMSI and its sexual wellbeing outcomes. We executed a comprehensive search strategy across eight academic databases and searched reference lists of included articles. We included 19 articles written in English or French that had a human sample and were published between 1991 and 2021 and evaluated connections between social anxiety constructs (e.g., shyness, anxiety) and TMSI-related experiences (e.g., sexting, internet sex addiction). The pattern of results suggested that social anxiety constructs may predict some but not all forms of TMSI. Future research from a cognitive–behavioural perspective will expand knowledge on social anxiety, TMSI, and its sexual wellbeing outcomes.
Keywords: technology-mediated sexual interactions; social anxiety; scoping review; sexting; cybersex; anxiety; shyness; sexual wellbeing; partner-seeking; non-consensual technology-mediated sexual interactions; social anxiety; scoping review; sexting; cybersex; anxiety; shyness; sexual wellbeing; partner-seeking; non-consensual

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Shaughnessy, K.; Fehr, C.J.; Ashley, M.; Braham, J.; Labelle, P.R.; Ouimet, A.J.; Corsini-Munt, S.; Ashbaugh, A.R.; Reissing, E.D. Technology-Mediated Sexual Interactions, Social Anxiety, and Sexual Wellbeing: A Scoping Review. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12, 904-932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080066

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Shaughnessy K, Fehr CJ, Ashley M, Braham J, Labelle PR, Ouimet AJ, Corsini-Munt S, Ashbaugh AR, Reissing ED. Technology-Mediated Sexual Interactions, Social Anxiety, and Sexual Wellbeing: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2022; 12(8):904-932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080066

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Shaughnessy, Krystelle, Cassandra J. Fehr, Marilyn Ashley, Justine Braham, Patrick R. Labelle, Allison J. Ouimet, Serena Corsini-Munt, Andrea R. Ashbaugh, and Elke D. Reissing. 2022. "Technology-Mediated Sexual Interactions, Social Anxiety, and Sexual Wellbeing: A Scoping Review" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 12, no. 8: 904-932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080066

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Shaughnessy, K., Fehr, C. J., Ashley, M., Braham, J., Labelle, P. R., Ouimet, A. J., Corsini-Munt, S., Ashbaugh, A. R., & Reissing, E. D. (2022). Technology-Mediated Sexual Interactions, Social Anxiety, and Sexual Wellbeing: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 12(8), 904-932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080066

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