DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF TARLAC

SEXTING: A STORY OF A YOUNG MALE TARLAQUEÑO STUDENT’S SEXTING

EXPERIENCES

A Research Proposal Presented to

The Senior High School Department
Dominican College of Tarlac

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Course
Qualitative Research in Daily Life 2

By

Aquino, Lealyn
Bustillo, Andrea Joy
Corpuz, Melvin
Dimaporo, Mhark Jherald
Guitierrez, Eden Marsh
Magno, Zandra Kyla
Mallari, John Reuben
Manza, Mich Jerome
Pado, Jokanne
Salenga, Angeline
Tongol, Christoper

STEM2C

March 2019
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First and foremost, we must acknowledge our limitless thanks to Almighty God, the Ever-
Magnificent; the Ever-Thankful, for His help and bless. Without him this research would have never
become successful, without His guidance.

We owe a deep debt gratitude to our school for giving us an opportunity to showcase our
knowledge and skills in this research for allowing us to conduct a research and providing any
assistance request.

We would like to acknowledge and thank Ma’am Desseree Padilla, who has been always
generous during all phases of the research, and we highly appreciate her efforts. Special thanks to
our research adviser Sir. Ralph Michael Bondoc who were more than generous with his expertise
and precious time, and for his countless hours of reflecting, reading, encouraging, and most of all
patience throughout the entire process.

We are so grateful to the people who worked hard with us from the beginning till the
completion of the present research, especially our group mates. We would like to take this
opportunity to say warm thanks to all our friends and facilitator for their continued support who
have been so supportive along the way of doing our research.

Most of all we would like to express our deepest appreciation to our participant who took
part in our study and gave up his time to vividly share his experiences. Without his involvement,
the research could not have been completed. We are extremely grateful for his openness, and
willingness to share his experience given the sensitivity of our topic.

Finally, we would like to thank all the people behind the success of our research for their
generous support, they provided to us throughout our entire life and particularly through the
process of pursuing our dream. Because of their unconditional love and prayers, we have the
chance to receive certificate of completion.
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DEDICATION

I dedicate this study to: Firstly, to my parents who always

support me and for giving me the strength to deal with things.
Secondly, to my Co-thesis members thank you for understanding
me. Thirdly, to our Research adviser Mr. Ralph Michael Alonzo
Bondoc, thank you for guiding us and for helping us. And lastly, to
our Almighty God who guides us every time even though there are
some problems but you gave us the strength to finish this study.
Thank you and Godbless!

“Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means
I’ll miss you until we meet again.” -Unknown

-Eden

DEDICATION
I dedicate this study to myself and to my group. If we didn’t
come up a topic like this we won’t able to graduate. I salute my
group for not giving up although things had been rough lately. I
also want to say thank you to Sir Ralph Bondoc for encouraging us
and pursuing us to not give up. I will say that without this research
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subject I won’t be able to
know how hard and serious research paper is.

“Beautiful things takes time, you have to be patient and trust the
process” – Zandra

-Zandra

DEDICATION

This research is dedicated to all people who touch my heart. A special

feeling of gratitude to my family for pushing and encourage me to study
more. I also dedicate this research to all my Dominican friends, Facilitator,
who supported me throughout the process and for motivating me to finish
this work. I will always appreciate all they have done, especially to our
research adviser, Mr. Ralph Michael Bondoc, for helping us and to his
unending kind of support. Lastly, I dedicate this research to all my group
mates in Research who’ve been there to help and support me through ups
and down.
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-Andrea

DEDICATION

Every challenging work needs self effort as well as

guidance of elders especially those who were very close to our
heart.

My humble effort i dedicate to my sweet and loving mother

and father who affection, love encouragement and pray of day and
night make me able to get such success and honor. Along with all
hard working and respected teachers.

-Christopher
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DEDICATION

I dedicate this study to God Almighty my creator, my strong pillar,

my source of inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has
been the source of my strength throughout this process and on His
guidance only have I soared. I also dedicate this to my family and friends
who keeps on cheering me up when I feel so down and when I’m about to
give up, also to my fellow researchers I dedicate this study because of our
one advocacy; to minimize social issues especially “sexting”. Thank you. I
feel so blessed to work with you, God bless you all.
-JOHN REUBEN

DEDICATION
First of all I want to thank, to our almighty God for his guidance and
for giving strength and knowledge that we need to finish this study.
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To my parents,
Thank you for your never ending support and love even how it’s hard our
life.
To my research group mates, I’m so thankful for having all of you as
a group. To my research adviser, Sir Ralph Michael Bondoc . We are very
thankful for your passionate guidance for all of us. Even though sometimes
you are busy we really appreciate your efforts.
To our beloved adviser, Ma’am Mariel Lumibao thank you for your
patience and as for those unending love and supports that you gave to us.
We will forever be thankful for having you as a adviser and a mother to us.
To our participants, Thank you for your cooperation, without you, we
will not be able to complete this study,
Lastly to our Almighty God for giving us the strength and knowledge
that we need to finish this study.
-Mich Jerome

DEDICATION

I dedicate this research to my family and friends who

supported me throughout the completion of this study.

My deepest thanks to my groupmates who worked all

together to make this research. Also, to our adviser, thank you
Ma’am for motivating us always.

-Jokanne
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DEDICATION
This research is dedicated to my loving parents and siblings, for allowing me to
have sleepovers to finish this research.

My thanks and appreciation to Mr. Ralph Michael Bondoc, who accepted us to

be his research advisee. Also, for patiently waiting for us to appear in his faculty to
consult our research paper.

I’m also grateful to Ma’am Mariel Lumibao, the best adviser I ever had, for
supporting me in every way she could.

To JL, who inspired me to do my very best in this research, wo ai ni!

Last but not the least, I express my gratitude and deep appreciation to Melvin,
Andrea, Zandra, and Joy whose friendship, hospitality, knowledge, and wisdom have
supported, enlightened, and entertained me over the two years of our friendship. They
have consistently helped me keep perspective on what is important in life and shown
me how to deal with reality.

-Angeline
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ABSTRACT

The influence of information communication technology has brought about the

phenomenon of sexting. The term “sexting” refers to sending sexually explicit messages,
photos, or video through any digital media such as e-mail, instant messaging and social
networking sites (Annastasiou, 2017). Asatsa (2017) stated that self-sexual stimulation
increases whenever a person gets engaged in sexting. In 1966, Master and Johnson proposed a
Human Sexual Response Cycle that provides of how men respond to, and progress through, a
sexual encounter and provides a platform from which to understand how desire is experienced.
It was stated that as long as “sufficient stimulation” was present, men are theorized to
progress through this stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution. However, Kaplan
(1977) expanded the model in which she introduced the concept of sexual desire which leads
to the creation of the traditional human sexual response cycle: desire, excitement, orgasm and
resolution. The objectives of this study were to: a) determine the use of technology in changing
the way of satisfying the sexual desire of a male, b) gain insight into male’s experiences in
sexting, c) classify the participant’s response using the traditional Human Sexual Response
Cycle model by Master and Johnson (1966) and Kaplan (1977) that composed of desire,
excitement, orgasm and resolution, and d) pattern of sexual response of a male student in
sexting. The participant was selected through purposive sampling. Qualitative data was
collected by conducting a semi-structured interview with an 18-year-old heterosexual male
tarlaqueno student. Findings from this study indicate that the participant used a smartphone to
engage in sexting. It was also described that sexting is a way to satisfy the participant’s sexual
desire and he was able to go through traditional Human Sexual Response Cycle; however, the
participant undergone through Plateau and Desire Phase at the same time. It is concluded that
future researchers must look for wider and bigger perspective to give further knowledge to the
potential readers and add a new set of criteria for the participants to express themselves
more, and to know more about the aspect of their lives.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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INTRODUCTION

As the world becomes progressively interconnected, each economically and socially,

technology adaption remains one in every of the defining factors in human progress. Smartphone

usage is widespread in Philippines, across the 40 countries surveyed including the Philippines that

got an average usage of 88% of social networking sites (PewResearchCeter). Due in part to the

rise in the popularity and accessibility of smartphone technology in the western world, the practice

of teenage sexting has recently emerged as a pressing topic of inquiry. Once on-line, individuals in

rising and developing nations are hungry for social interaction. A study conducted by Poushter

(2016) stated that in the Philippines, nearly eight in ten adults age 36 and under (78%) are on

social media. It is important to notice that whereas web users in emerging and developing

economies are likely to use social networks, access rates are lower in several of those nations; as a

result, many people are still not noted of the social networking expertise. However in most of the

countries surveyed, millennials are doubtless to use social media. It is no surprise that mobile

technology has become a major communication within relationships, especially to remit around

sex; known as sexting. According to Delevi et al.(2013), communication through technology

became a factor in romantic relationships. Through cell phones, it is convenient to contact

someone even if distance occurs, and by the use of cell phones, it is easy for people, especially

teenagers, to go through sexting. Defined by Anastassiou (2017), sexting refers to sending sexually

explicit messages, photos, or video through any digital media such as e-mail, instant messaging

and social networking sites. It may be consensual or non-consensual, maybe wanted or otherwise
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and may be or without intention of having

actual sex after. Van Ouytsel et al. (2014) said that sexting relates to the young person’s media

consumption, including watching

music videos and online pornography. With regards to sexual content in music, movies, television,

and magazines, a longitudinal study found that exposure to sexual content in mass media

accelerated adolescents' sexual activity. With regards to pornography consumption, a recent review

of the literature summarized that adolescents who visit sexually explicit Web sites are more likely

to have permissive sexual attitudes and multiple sexual partners, and to engage in risky sexual

behavior (such as unprotected sex) compared to those young people who were not exposed to this

content. However, Sexting has also been described by teens as an alternative to sex where the risk

of pregnancy does not exist (Stanley et al., 2016).

The frequency of sexting among teens has been increasing over the past decade—again

unsurprising since ownership and use of cell phones has also increased among adolescents. In an

era of technological advancements teens who desire sexual exploration may do so through the

convenience of electronic handheld devices (Lenhart, et al., 2008). With the increase in cell phone

use there appears to be a rise in the number of sext messages being sent. The National Campaign

to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (2008) report that 26% of those surveyed had posted/sent nude or

semi-nude pictures of themselves and 48% had sent sexually suggestive text messages on a cell

phone. Additionally, other mediums reported in sending nude or semi nude pictures included 27%

on the “Net” and 5% on social networking sites. Other mediums reported in sending sexually

suggestive text messages include 49% on the “Net” and 14% on social networking sites. Overall,

cell phones appear to be the main method of sending sexually suggestive text messages, which
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coincides with the idea that many cell

phones are equipped with immediate access to cameras, video, and internet access; making the

transmission of nude or semi-nude photos or sexually suggestive text messages easier and faster

than ever (Lenhart et al., 2010).

Research suggests that adolescents and young adults seem to engage in sexting more than

older adults (Currin, .et.al, 2016). From a developmental perspective, sexting may contain more

risks for adolescents than for young adults because adolescence is the time where young people

have their first experiences with romantic love and where they engage new forms of emotional

attachment, interpersonal trust, and self-disclosure that exclude their parents (Ott et al.,2006). In

addition, JAMA Pediatrics (2017) stated that adolescents is a time of life in which teenagers are

learning about their own bodies, how to take risks, and about romantic attractions. For some

teenagers, engaging in sexting may feel like a way to explore their attraction to someone. Dr.

Karen Ruskin (2013) stated in one of her interviews that teenagers are sexually curious with

sexually erotic thoughts and physiological desires. Therefore, it is just normal for the teens to

engage in such texting activities because it is the reality that is going on in culture for the

teenagers of whom sexual expression via the form of touch and/or verbal erotic chat is acceptable

in their family. In contrary, as parents it is important to be informed and educate the children

about sex, sexting, as well as how the use of technology plays a part in expressing of one’s self

including the risk and potential benefits especially curiosity may lead to exploration and

experimentation of the teens. A recurrent finding of Burket et al. (2015), sexting is often seen as a

safe experimental phase for younger teenagers who are not sexually active or ready for the

emotions associated with a sexual relationship. Moreover, focus group findings by Yeung et al.
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(2014) aligned sexting with the concept of

the “cyber self”. The cyber self is a persona that can be utilized online in which technology users

behave differently when communicating via the internet than they would when communicating with

others face to face. In a study conducted by Asatsa (2017), the researcher identified various

reasons why adolescents engage in sexting. The largest

number of participants (84%) reported to engage in sexting as a source of information for their

questions on sex. Others engage in sexting expecting it to offer privacy for sex expression. This is

in agreement with Petronio and Durham’s (2008) communication privacy management. The theory

asserts that youth sexting exhibits high amounts of boundary turbulence precisely because the

protection of private information is expected but not adhered to also according to some

researchers, sexting occurs within various youth relational scenarios: as an exchange between

romantic partners, between partners but shared with others outside of the relationship, or between

two people not necessarily in a relationship but where at least one o f them wants to be (Hinduja

et al.,2010). Other adolescents (82.5%) engage in sexting to initiate or strengthen romantic

relationships.

In regards to differences in sexting based on gender, Winkelman et al. (2014) found little

difference between men and women when it comes to general sexting behavior. In a study

conducted by Murray (2014), it was determined that men’s sexual desire was largely relational in

nature. Men described their desire for other women as natural and biological, but also indicated

that acting on these feelings could, or should, be controlled. Some participants described having

high and constant levels of sexual desire. However, most men indicated that their sexual desire
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was sometimes feigned in order to

appear more masculine or reduce the chance of upsetting their female partner (Murray, 2014).

In terms of attitudes and expectancies about sexting, Dir et al. (2013) concluded single

individuals and females tend to have more negative experiences and expectations. This is

consistent with Perkins et al. (2013) who found that male reactions to receiving unrequested sex

messages are much more positive than females, who tend to be less pleased and more

embarrassed or upset. Perkins et al. (2013) also found that men who engage in sexting tend to

endorse more hostile or negative beliefs about women. One study reported that men endorse the

beliefs that men are sex-focused and women are sex objects more than women (Jewell et al.,

2013), which could lead to the assumption that women could feel pressured into sending sexually

explicit messages to men. This assumption was confirmed by Walker et al. (2011), who found a

link between gendered sexual violence against women and sexting. This link results in young

women being coerced or pressured into sending sexually explicit text message or images. This

modified persona is the effect of the barrier that technology creates, leading boys to feel safe in

requesting sexual images from girls and girls to feel safe in producing and sending the images

because the online environment creates the perception of privacy.

Sexting has received a lot of attention in the last decade, possibly due to the potential

magnitude of the consequences of engaging in the behavior. The risks associated with sexting

include legal, social, and health related consequences (Doring et al., 2014). Example of social

consequences is when a teen sends a sext and this becomes known, or even shared in the peer

group, they run the risk of being ridiculed by peers for engaging in the behavior (Strohmaier et al.,

2014). Often, privately sent sexts are redistributed without the knowledge or permission of the

original sender or producer. This non-consensual re-sharing can occur with malicious intent, such
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as when a relationship ends and negative

emotions take control, known as ‘revenge porn’ (Ryan, 2011). When trust is broken, and non-

consensual sharing ensues, it can bring shame and embarrassment to the victim, and in some

extreme cases, severe depression and even suicide can occur (Brenick et al., 2016). As well as the

social consequences can come of sexting, legal ramifications are abundant. In 2004, Philippine

Congress passed RA 9262, popularly known as the “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their

Children Act of 2004” which aims to protect women and children against violence in whatever form.

The enactment of RA 9262 was born out of “the need

to protect the family and its members particularly women and children, from violence and threats

to their personal safety and security.” Among the acts of violence punished by this law is engaging

in any form of harassment or violence, personally or through another that alarms or causes

substantial emotional or psychological distress to a woman or the child. In some cases, non-

consensual sharing is accepted as inevitable, perpetuating a victim blaming attitude. Victim blaming

can be generally defined as taking the view that the receiver of abuse did something wrong to

deserve it (Moon et al., 2002). Hasinoff (2014) argue that victim blaming attitudes around sexting

come from modern norms around privacy expectations. These privacy norms essentially assert that

whatever you share online is “inherently public”. By maintaining the attitude that whatever is

shared digitally is no longer private, it becomes logical to attribute blame to the user who offers

personal information up to the internet while expecting to maintain his/her privacy. However, when

it comes to young people and actual sexting behaviors, privacy is considered an expected social

norm, (Hasinoff et al., 2014) and there is little research which contradicts this (Albury et al., 2013).

Not only are these victim-blaming attitudes unfair to girls, by portraying them as non-volitional
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objects of sexual gratification, but

also to boys, who are typically portrayed as shameless, disrespectful, thoughtless and

untrustworthy nonconsensual sharers of sexts, when this is not necessarily the case (Albury et al.,

2013). Further, these victim-blaming attitudes perpetuate the traditional sexual double standard,

which punishes girls for sexually permissive behavior, but accepts that the same permissive

behavior is a normal expected part of male sexuality. These highly gendered portrayals in the

media can reinforce unfair gender roles, through social learning (Peterson et al., 2011). Despite

these severe consequences, research has suggested that online sexual activity can also provide

positive outcomes, such as self-acceptance and sexual arousal, similar to sexual activity offline

(Döring, 2009). Further, teens are motivated to engage in the

behavior for its short term benefits in affecting social reputation (Albury et al.,2013). Lee et al.

(2015) asserted that sexting behaviors of teens are primarily based on pleasure and desire, but

there are many complex dynamics at play within the peer group, including gender, influencing the

decision of whether or not to engage in sexting.

The word desire is synonymous with wish, want, crave, need, and hunger, while

alternative expressions for sexual desire include libido, passion, lust, sexual appetite, and sexual

drive. Suggested definitions of sexual desire have included: “the sum of the forces that incline us

toward and away from sexual behavior” (Levine, 2003), or the “sexual motivation” that is often

experienced as a craving or urge to experience sexual activity or sexual pleasure (Baumeiste .et.al,

2001). However, sexual desire can be experienced without leading to sexual intercourse. Chatel

(2017) said that out of the 2,000 people surveyed, 61 percent who received daily sexts reported

feeling "very satisfied in their sex life," which makes sense in many ways. Not only has  sexting
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been proven to make a relationship

better, but it keeps things spicy and makes for great foreplay. Only a minimal amount reported

that they were "very dissatisfied" in their sex life because of sexting.

Sex drive is usually described as libido and there is no numeric measurement for libido.

Instead, sex drive is understood in relevant terms. For example, a low libido means

a decreased interest or desire in sex. The male libido lives in two areas of the brain: the cerebral

cortex and the limbic system. These parts of the brain are vital to a man’s sex drive and

performance. They are so important, in fact, that a man can have an orgasm simply by thinking or

dreaming about a sexual experience. The cerebral cortex is the gray matter that makes up the

outer layer of the brain. It’s the part of your brain that’s responsible for higher functions like

planning and thinking. This includes thinking about sex. When you become aroused, signals that

originate in the cerebral cortex can interact with other parts of the brain and nerves. Some of these

nerves speed up your heart rate and blood flow to your genitals. They also signal the process that

creates an erection. The limbic system includes multiple parts of the

brain:the hippocampus, hypothalamus and amygdala, and others. These parts are involved with

emotion, motivation, and sex drive (Morris .et.al, 2017). Researchers at Emory University found

that viewing sexually arousing images increased activity in the amygdalae of men more than it did

for women. However, there are many parts of the brain involved with sexual response, so this

finding does not necessarily mean that men are more easily aroused than women.

Masters et al. (1966) stated that when a man gets an erection, his body goes through 4

stages of sexual response: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution. The sexual response cycle

refers to the sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually

aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities, including intercourse and masturbation.
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Stated in a study conducted by

Asatsa (2017), most participants reported to have increased self-sexual stimulation whenever they

engage in sexting. Participants felt that sexting arouses them sexually which they complete by

engaging in masturbation as a way of regulating their heightened sexual feelings. Knowing how the

body responds during each phase of the cycle can enhance the relationship and help to pinpoint

the cause of sexual dysfunction.

The excitement phase is the beginning of arousal. Whether from partnered sexual activity

or solo masturbation, the characteristics of excitement remain the same. This is the stage where

the muscle tension,heart rate and blood pressure increases, male testes swell and scrotum tighten,

and nipples start to erect. It is important to note that these processes, such as the erection of the

penis and lubrication of the vagina, happen at varying rates from person to person and even for

the same person on a different day. An erection may take 10 seconds or several minutes. Factors

that affect the sexual response cycle include general health problems, age, and libido (The

Cleveland Foundation, 2017). In the plateau phase, sexual excitement continues to grow.The word

"plateau" is usually used to describe a leveling-off, or an area of no change. In the sexual response

cycle, however, the “plateau” is not a static, boring place. In this stage, both males and females

experience powerful surges of sexual excitement or pleasure. This phase can be very brief,

typically lasting a few seconds to a few minutes. There is no clear point at which a person visibly

shifts from the excitement phase to the plateau phase. In the plateau phase, the general

characteristics of the excitement phase continue, but become more intense.Many people find that

extending the length of the plateau period can lead to more intense orgasms.The third phase

which is orgasm, is the climactic, shortest phase of the sexual response cycle, typically lasting only

several seconds. The general characteristics of this phase of the sexual response cycle are the
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same for males and females, with a

few notable differences. In the last phase, the resolution, the body slowly returns to its original,

unexcited state. Body parts return to their normal size and hue. Some of the changes occur rapidly,

whereas others take more time.  The resolution phase is often accompanied by a general sense of

well-being, intimacy, and fatigue. The resolution phase begins immediately after orgasm if there is

no additional stimulation.

  Masters and Johnson argued that males are able to only achieve one orgasm through a

given cycle. However, Hartman .et.al (2000) demonstrated that while the vast majority of men are

limited to one orgasm during an arousal, some men are able to skip the resolution and desire

phases, and go straight from the orgasmic phase directly to the plateau phase.

In the Philippines, this phenomenon is considered as rampant but few studies were

conducted. In a study conducted by Alimen (2011), Filipino teenagers possess more conservative

values despite the technological advancement. However, the researchers said that the low

prevalence of sexting in many early studies is due to the fact that mobile devices and computers

were not as common as before as today.

This study is designed to classify the human sexual response cycle of the participant and to

pattern each stages using the most commonly used modle of HSRC by Master and Johnson (1997)

and Kaplan (1996). It also aims to explore the participant experiences he went through in sexting.

Research Objectives

1. To determine the use of technology in changing the way of satisfying the sexual desires of

males;
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2. To gain insight into male’s

experiencesin sexting;

3. To classify the participant’s response using the Human Sexual Response Cycle models by Master

and Johnson and Kaplan;

 Desire

 Excitation

 Plateau

 Orgasm

 Resolution

4. To pattern of sexual response of a male student in sexting;

Scope and Delimitation

The scope of this study is focused on one heterosexual male Tarlaqueño student with sexting

experiences, legal of age not exceeding to 20 years old and lives in Tarlac City. This study is limited

to male because according to Murray (2014), male tends to be less embarrassed to open up about

sexting.

Significance of the Study

The study will be beneficiary to the following:

To the informants, this study will be beneficial to the respondents because it is an eye

opener and a wake-up call to everyone especially to the young adult who are commonly engaged

to this situation. According to the study conducted by Rolando A. Allen et Al. “Teenagers dominant

in this case, they are not afraid to express themselves sexually”. Sexuality is part of every

individual and it develops and changes throughout teenage’s life. Feeling comfortable with one’s
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sexuality and sexual identity is essential

in one’s healthy development. As a result, they may more easily engage in sexual acts that they

later regret.

To the society, to be literate in this kind of social issues by understanding the possible

risk factors that can lead to decrease self-esteem, get involve in a inappropriate relationships, get

engage in a sexual acts and bullying.

To the parents, it will serve as a guide on how will they explain sexting and what are

the legal, emotional and social consequences it can bring to discipline their child in using

smartphones

To the future researchers, they may discover new findings to those things that not

included to the Scope and Delimitation. This study can serve as a basis and stepping stone to fulfill

the reader’s questions that have not been answered in this study.

METHODOLOGY

In this chapter, the research design, area of the study, population, sample of the population,

sampling technique, instrument for data collection, validation of the questionnaire, ethical

consideration and method of data analysis will be discussed.

Research Design
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This study used a qualitative research

design. Qualitative Research is principally exploratory research. It is utilized to pick up a

comprehension of hidden reasons, assessments, and inspirations. It gives bits of knowledge into

the issues or creates thoughts or speculations for potential quantitative research (De Franzo,2011).

The method used is case study, case studies are based on an in-depth investigation of a single

individual, group or event to explore the causes of underlying principles. (Retrieved from

https://www.pressacademia.org/definition-of-case-study/)

Research Participants

The researchers used purposive sampling in order to filter and select the participant

according to the criteria. Purposive sampling (otherwise called judgment, particular or emotional

examining) is a testing system in which researchers depends on their own judgment while picking

individuals from populace to take an interest in the examination. Purposive sampling on the other

hand is a non-likelihood examining strategy and happens when components chose for the

examples are picked by judgment of the researcher. The researchers have set a criteria for

selecting the participant:

1. A heterosexual male;

2. Ages of 18-20;

3. Residing in Tarlac City;

4. A student;

5. Encountering or have experienced sexting;

6. Uses a smartphone

Research Instruments

This study used a semi-strucured interview. This type of interview is an outline of topics and

questions prepared by the researcher (Stuckey, 2013). However, unlike the structured, semi-
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structured interviews have no rigid

adherence. Their implementation is dependent on how the interviewee responds to the question or

topics laid across by the researcher. The researcher is mandated to provide the subject with some

topics reflecting the issue under study, whereby one is to explore the topic that the interviewee is

comfortable with (Stuckey, 2013). Although there is a set of guiding question, the response of the

subject gives the researcher the flexibility to pose

more enhanced questions than the initially drafted ones. This notion is also upheld by other

scholars who assert that semi-structured in-depth interviews are the sole source of information for

qualitative researchers (DiCicco-Bloom .et.al, 2006).

The following questions are asked among the participant who is willing to share his experience,

merely not forcefully:

1. How did you become involved in sexting?

2. Can you describe/narrate your way of sexting?

3. What do you feel when you receive a message with sexual content?

4. What kind of response would you want from the person/s you sexted with?

5. What are the physical response of your body during sexting?

6. What are the behavioral response of your body during sexting?

7. What do you do after sexting?

8. What made you decide to stop sexting?

Data Collection

The researchers asked permission by giving a consent to the chosen participant before

conducted a real-time interview. For the purposes of this analysis, Face to face interview is used.

Comprehensive interviews are personal and unstructured interviews, whose aim is to spot
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participant’s emotions, feelings, and

opinions concerning a explicit analysis subject. The most advantage of personal interviews is

that they involve personal and direct contact between interviewers and interviewees, in addition as

eliminate non-response rates. Three of the researchers conducted the interview, one was

incharge in audio recording and the other one was the interviewer the last one was the observant.

In addition, unstructured interviews supply flexibility in terms of the flow of the interview, thereby

going away space for the generation of conclusions that weren't at first meant to be derived

concerning a quest subject. However, there's the chance that the interview could deviate from the

pre-specified analysis aims and objectives (Gill & Johnson, 2002). As so much as knowledge

assortment tools were involved, the physical phenomenon of the analysis concerned the use of

semi-structured form, that was used as associate interview guide for the research worker. Some

sure queries were ready, therefore as for the research worker to guide the interview towards

the satisfaction of analysis objectives, however extra queries were created encountered

throughout the interviews.

Data Analysis

The researchers have interpreted the direct responses of the participant after the interview

process. Analysis of the data is carefully transcribed and thoroughly analyzed.

1. To get the whole sense of the transcript, the content was read and re-read.

2. For every transcript, important statement that deals to the phenomenon of the study was

removed. They are recorded into another or separate sheet that every pages and lines numbers

are noted.
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3. Meanings are formulated from

these significant statements.

4. The formulated meanings are sorted into categories and .

5. It is compiled into a definite description of the phenomenon under study.

6. Finally, the valid findings from the research participant is compared to the researcher’s

descriptive results together with their experiences.

Ethical Consideration

The participant had reported his written acceptance regarding his participation in the

research, through a signed Consent and Briefing Letter. The aim of both letters is to reassure

participants that their participation in the research is voluntary and that they are free to

withdraw from it at any point and for any reason. Next to this, participant is fully informed

regarding the objectives of the study and is reassured that his answers will be treated as

confidential and used only for academic purposes and only for the purposes of the particular

research. Except from the above, participant is not harmed or abused, both physically and

psychologically during the conduction of the research. In contrast, the researcher attempted to

create and maintained a climate of comfort.

Findings

During the coding and analysis of the interview data, categories and themes were

formulated based on the gathered data from the participant.

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Through conducting a semi-

structured interview, open-ended questions were answered by the chosen participant of this study,

Mr. Taxon, not his true name, an 18-year-old heterosexual male student who lives in Tarlac City.

I. Human Sexual Response Cycle

Sexual response cycle is a pattern of physiologic events occurring during sexual

activities. In both men and women, these events may be identified as occurring in a sequence of

four stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. However, Kaplan (1966) added a Desire

Phase which leads to the creation of the traditional model composed of Desire, Excitement,

Orgasm and Resolution phase. The added phase is said to be independent and may occur before or

during engaging in a sexual activity.

1st Phase: Excitement

The first phase that the participant experienced is the Excitement Phase. Stated by Master and

Johnson (1996), general characteristics of the excitement phase, which can last from a few minutes to

several hours includes having an arousal, hardened nipples and erected penis. These characteristics

matched how the participant felt during sexting as he mentioned that lust cannot be controlled by

himself and began to feel aroused as sexting goes on. He also added that he wasn’t able to think

properly at that moment, making his replies unmindful.

“ ‘Di ko alam kapag nakikipag-sexting ako parang ano parang na b-black-out yung utak ko,

parang kapag magrereply ako kung ano lang talaga papasok sa isip ko parang masasabi ko

na di ko pinag i-isipan parang ‘di ma-control yung lust na nararamdaman tas’ no’n

physically yung mga body parts ko naa-arouse (i.e. nipples,penis) mag e-erect gano’n yung

ano ko.”

2nd Phase: Plateau

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Plateau stage is the phase where

the male body prepares for orgasm. After going through Excitement Phase, the participant

undergone in the second phase of the sexual response cycle by having a self-stimulation while

looking at the pictures sent by his partner. According to him, seeing pictures sent by his partners is

more sexually exciting and increases sexual pleasure. He also described touching his body parts

during sexting as normal.

“During sexting, while sexting siyempre parang normal na hawakan mo yung body parts mo

yung gano’n.”

“Hindi while, after sexting do’n ko ginagawa yung ano yan masturbation.”

“Tumitingin ako sa mga pictures, sa mga pictures na sinesend niya tas parang kasi ano

habang tinitignan ko yun mas lalo akong nalilibugan.”

In addition, the participant masturbated only after sexting as the conversation with his

partner may be interrupted and he might not be able to give back what his partner wants if he will

do it during sexting.

“Kung gagawin ko siya while sexting parang masasabi kong na-interrupt yung pag uusap

namin ganon siyempre merong pause eh, gusto ko ring pantayan yung aggressiveness na

binibigay nung babae siyempre di ko siya magagawa while sexting, ginagawa ko lang lagi

siya after.”

Desire Phase in Plateau Phase

Sexual Desire Phase  is where thoughts, fantasies, and motivations are experienced to

engage in sexual activity. The participant expressed his thoughts during masturbation, saying that

he imagines himself with his sexting partner and creates sexual fantasies. He described

spontaneously experiencing sexual memories and fantasies, as well as being able to conjure up

sexual memories and fantasies to stimulate further sexual desire.

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“Iniisip ko na kasama ko

siya tapos ginagawa niya yung gusto ko, kunwari siya yung nag aano sakin tapos

nag s-sex kami mga ganun.”

3rd Phase: Orgasm

An orgasm is a feeling of intense sexual pleasure that happens during sexual activity. This

causes semen containing sperm to spurt out of the penis (ejaculation). This happened after the

previous phases which are the Plateau and Desire Phase.

“Oo, parang hindi matatawag na masturbation kapag hindi ka nilabasan. Every time

na nagma-masturbate ako tinutuloy ko hindi lang yung masturbation na gano’n lang laging

tinatapos.”

Last Phase: Resolution

The final phase of sexual response cycle occurred after the orgasm phase, in which

indicates that the Human Sexual Response Cycle of the participant was completed after reaching

this phase. It's basically a time for his body to relax after feeling tired and weak. At this point, his

body had returned to its unexcited state as he loses arousal.

“Pagod tsaka wasted….….”

“Maliligo. tapos minsan kasi parang pagkatapos ng masturbation oo, kelangan mo maligo

eh tas papahinga na.”

He also added that after this phase, he’s not able to repeat any of the five stages because he loses

interest after getting into the last phase.

“Hindi ko siya inuulit right after kong marelease, kasi alam mo yung pakiramdam pag

nilabas na, nawawalan na ng gana na gawin siya ulit agad.”

II. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

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The influence of information

communication technology has brought about the phenomenon of sexting. Sexting is defined as

sending, receiving, or forwarding on sexually explicit messages and images via the Internet or a

mobile phone (Hemphill, 2014).

Gadget and Application used

The participant used a smartphone to communicate with his sexting partners as it is the

type of phone given by his parents. Also, sexting occurs in SMS and changed into messenger due

to advancement of technology.

“Android.”

“Application? Kasi sa mga…texts lang nagsimula sa text tapos ngayon modern may

messenger.”

He also reasoned out that with the use of smartphone, it’s easier to send a message and it

can be brought anywhere, unlike the other gadgets he owned such as laptop and computer, it’s

easier to hold.

“Mas napapadali yung pag uusap namin and pagsend ng message kasi kahit saan nadadala

siya and mahahawakan mo talaga ng maayos unlike pag laptop or pc kahit parehas akong

mayroon na ganun di ko yun nagamit sa ginagawa ko.

Exposed in Sexting

The participant was exposed to sexting when a stranger accidentally sent a message to him

when it was supposedly to be sent to another person. At first, he wasn’t aware of the term

‘sexting’ until his friends told him so. He felt disgusted at first not knowing that he’s already doing

it also.
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“….….grade 8 mayroong na

wrong send sakin, nag message siya saakin sabi niya si chi ba ‘to? Sagot ko hindi tas nung

tinanong niya sakin kung sino ‘to sinabi ko lang na ako si ganon ganon…....”

“Naging familiar ako sa sexting nung grade 9 na bigla maririnig ko sa barkada ko na

mayroon daw siyang naka-sexting na babae siyempre ako curious ako makikita ko yung

message tapos gano’n pala yung sexting ginagawa ko na pala, una nandidiri ako kasi di ko

alam na gano’n tas’ bigla yung ginagawa ko sexting na pala.”

Way of sexting

Way is a method, style, or manner of doing something. Statements below described the

way of sexting of the participant as he stated the he only sent texts and images through messages.

He also described their exchanging of explicit images as returning of favours.

“Hindi, nagse-send lang kami sa text…….”

“Magse-send din sila ng picture, ayon lang, hindi ko alam parang ano returning the favor

yung ginagawa namin.”

Excluded of Videos

The participant and his partners don’t prefer sending videos or having a video call as he

described that it gives an uncomfortable and awkward feeling.

“Feel kasi namin kapag gano’n na nag se-send ng video oh kaya video call is uncomfortable,

sabihin mo na nga yung naa-arouse kana pero wala kang magawa nakatingin lang kayo parang

ang awkward kasi pag katapos kaya hindi namin ginagawa.”

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III. Content of Sext Messages

Text Messages

“Parang may pagka roleplay din kasi siya, parang kunwari magkasama kami tapos yung

sinasabi namin is kung ano yung gagawin ko sakanya then ganun din siya, sinasabi nya

yung gusto nyang gawin sakin, tas kung ano nararamdaman niya…”

“……………kunwari ano, sasabihin nya tatanggalin na nya damit ko ganun hahawakan na

niya ako, mga ganung statement tapos sasabihin niya hmm masarap ganun.”

Sexually Images

The images sent by the participant showed his reproductive organ while his partner only show

some of its body parts but he doesn’t consider it as nudes.

“Una yung picture na naka-short siya tapos mayroon yung mga nakalitaw lang yung kaunting body

parts niya pero hindi totally nagsesend ng nudes mismo.”

“Sa body parts ko, reproductive ano yun well declare, yung precious body part ng lalake yun yung

mga sinisend ko.”.

Messages desired to receive

Without going to his partner, the participant felt satisfied by just receiving a message from

his partners asking him if he wants to do sexting.

“Gusto ko sinesend nila mga ano e yung tatanungin nila ako bigla kung gusto mo ba

ngayon? Yung mga ganun na tanong even though hindi ako pumupunta sakanila parang

inaano ko lang gusto ko lang naririnig na sabihin nila na sinasabi nila yung ganun even

though na wala akong ginagawang actions katapos sabihin sakin gusto ko lang marinig para

masatisfy ako sa lust na nararamdaman ko.”

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IV. PARTNER’S

CHARACTERISTICS

Relationship/Closeness

The participant was in relationship with his partner when he was engaged in sexting but he

also mentioned that he sexted not only with his girlfriends but also with a mere stranger.

“Ah, ex-girlfriends.”

“Hinde-ay stranger wait…grade 8 mayroong na wrong send sa’kin.”

“schoolmates ko lang sila.”

Communication

The participant still have communication with one of his ex-sexting partners, saying that

they are civil with each other by acting like nothing happened between them. While the other one

already cut her ties with him because the participant is acquainted with the present boyfriend of

his ex.

“Meron pa, yung isa nakakausap ko pa na parang yung lahat ng nangyari balewala

lang parang ini-ignore lang namin yung mga gano’n, tapos yung isa naman hindi ko na

nakakausap kasi first kakilala ko yung boyfriend niya gano’n close ko rin kaya iniiwasan ko

na. Alam din naman ng boyfriend niya na ex niya ako kaya hindi ko siya nakakausap

directly. Minsan may itatanong lang ako sakanya tapos, tapos na. Pero yung sa isa

nakakausap  ko pa rin na parang normal na walang nangyari sa aming dalawa.”

Physical Appearance and Personality of Sexting Partners

The participant described his sexting partners as sexy, model-like, and as the type of girl

who guys are wishing for. When it comes to their personality, he described them as coercive and

aggressive. According to him, it is one of the reasons why he suddenly like doing sexting. However,

physical appearances doesn’t contribute anything to relationship but only to the sexting itself.
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“Uhmm oo, sexy ganon

parang yung makikita mo sa mga model.”

“Yung... first girlfriend ko is sexy gano’n yung mga inaano ng lalaki mostly tas’ sa

pangalawa gano’n din maganda din yung katawan yung mga hinihingi din ng lalaki minsan

pag wala silang girlfriend.”

“Yung sa first is mapilit siya pag may gusto syang gawin………..”

“Ano…aggressive sila.”

Atsaka yun din siguro yung isang reason kung bakit ko biglang nagustuhan gawin yun,

nakikita ko sa katawan nila kasi syempre pag nakikita mo yung babae mapapaisip ka uy

gano’n…”

“Kung sa physical appearance nagcocontribute nalang yun sa sexting pero hindi sa

relationship mismo.”

V. INVOLVEMENT OF SEX

Sexting after Sex

“Minsan pagkatapos na sexting pag nabitin kami doon mag s-sex……”

“Parang kahit tapos na naming gawin, dahil sa sexting parang ano kasi eh…parang ramdam

parin namin yung kung ano yung nararamdaman namin sa personal. Yung kagustuhan na

gusto pa naming gawin or sundan kaso di na kami magkasama kaya sa sexting nalang

namin nagagawa.”

Substitution for sex

“minsan tapos na yung sex doon mag iinitiate yung sexting”

VI. DIVULGENCE
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The actions done to reveal a private

and sensitive information from sexting are discussed below.

Sharing of experiences

The participant had shared his experiences with his schoolmates and friends who only know

his sexting partners and he talked about it with them when having an alcohol drinking session.

“Sa mga ganto ganon? Meron nakikwento ko lang siya halos sa mga classmate ko ngayong

senior high kasi una kapag kwinento ko sa kanila is kilala nila yung tao.”

There’s also a kind of feeling that he have to share it to others because he have something

to brag.

“Magbrag…siguro part yun kapag umiinom kami minsan kapag magki-kwento sila ay ako rin

meron din akong ganto parang gano’n na feeling.”

Change of Perception

The participant’s friends couldn’t believe that the modest girl they knew can do sexting and

the participant was described by his friends as not the playboy type, resulting to change of

perception towards the participant’s partners after knowing the said story.

‘‘Halos yung mga babae po na napagsabihan ko, sinasabi nila na “Oh talaga? Ganun pala

siya. Pero makikita mo sa personal parang ang hinhin niya.” Ganun lagi. Di sila

makapaniwala.”

‘“Mabibigla sila di naman daw ako babaero hindi naman daw ganon yung itsura ng babaeng

nag-i-initiate ng mga ganon.”

VII. SAFETY AND SECURITY

Blackmail

The participant felt secured that sexting conversation can’t be used as a threat since they

are both capable of blackmailing each other.

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“…………meron din naman silang nasesend sakin so parehas lang kami na pwedeng mag

blackmail sa isa’t isa.”

Conversation might spread

There’s an existing possibilities that their sexting conversation might spread without each of

them knowing that one of them has told anyone about it.

“Ah yan yung di ko alam, kung may napagsasabihan ba silang iba. Alam ko naman na posibble

siyang masabi sa iba pero yun lang di ako sure.”

VIII. ENCOURAGEMENT

Encouragement is the persuasion to do or to continue sexting. Statements below described

who initiated first and the underlying motivations in sexting.

Motivator

. The participant experienced that his partners initiate the sexting first and they are the one

who provided a reason to act upon sexting. He also added that he’s not the type of guy who

brings up that kind of topic.

“Una is dahil hindi ko pinangungunahan yung ganung conversations.”

Motivation

Concerns engulfed the participant’s mind as he feared that his partners may find someone

else to do sexting in which led him to continue doing it to maintain his relationships with them as

well as having sexual satisfaction.

“Baka sa iba nila gawin kaya nagiging concern lang talaga ako. Sa ayaw at sabihin mo

minsan habang ginagawa ko parang hindi rin ako masaya, parang ginagawa ko lang yon

para ma-satisfy ako.”

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“Noong ginagawa namin

yon parang wala lang, ginagawa ko lang siya para sa libog ko ganon, parang gusto ko lang

din nagagawa biglaan yung ganon.”

IX. CESSATION

Cessation is bringing something to an end. In every beginning, there’s an end and sexting is

not an exception. Presented below are the themes obtain based on the responses of the

participants.

Absence of Healthy Relationship

“Parang ano parang gusto ko muna mag-keep ng healthy relationship ng walang involving na

sexting sex na lust parang romantic.”

Happiness No More

Finding out that they just talk for the sake of sexting made him recognized the feeling of

being unhappy of it.

“Hmm, kaya tinapos ko na muna siya hindi na rin ako nagiging masaya sa mga outcomes

na minsan minsan malalaman mo na agad eh na nagtetext lang para sa ganon.”

See himself as lowly

Despite of feeling satisfied, the participant experienced seeing himself lowly and even

questions himself after sexting.

“Parang pagtapos kong ginawa di ko alam bat ko ginawa parang sabihin mo na kapag

nagse-sexting nas-satisfy yung lust ko pero ‘pag tapos ko na mag-masturbate kini-

kwestiyon ko na mga ginagawa ko bakit ko ginawa yung gano’n kung masasabi ko mas
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okay pang mag-masturbate

ako sa porn kesa sa mga ka-sexting ko parang naiilang ako kapag nakikita ko yung tao.”

Suicidal Thoughts

Feeling depressed and almost wanted to take his own life, these are the negative feelings

that sexting brought in the participant’s life. He admitted that he was over attached to his partner

that he even had forethoughts whether is it right to hold on to maintain their relationship or to let

go because it’s not healthy anymore.

“May pakiramdam na parang depressed to the point na naiisip ko nalang na tapusin na

yung sarili ko kasi masyado din talaga akong attached sa naging gf ko, kahit na gusting

gusto ko pa siyang makasama, hindi ko na kinaya kasi hindi na ako masaya. Hindi ko alam

kung saan ako nagkamali. Iniisip ko kung alin ba yung tama o mali, tama bang ipagpatuloy

ko yung sexting para lang manatili din yung relationship namin or mali kasi hindi na

maganda yung dulot nun sa amin.”

Relationship Implication

In a relationship, love is expected to exist; however, even if it exists, as lust come along, love

begins to fade. Similarly to the statement by the participant below, lust may replace sexting when

engaged in sexual activity.

“……………….Naniniwala din ako na ‘pag kahit na mag boyfriend-girlfriend kayo ‘pag na-

engage kayo sa any type of sexual activity nawawala rin yung love nagiging siyang lust sa

ganon at some point.”

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“………………at ayaw ko mangyari

yon pero wala yun yung nangyari kaya nung binitawan ko yung lust, feeling ko bumitiw din

siya.”

Regardless of being in a long-term relationship, his partner still found another guy to sext

with which led him to let go of his lust, as well as their relationship.

“Habang nasa two years relationship kami meron din siyang nakakasexting na iba kaya yun

din yung reason na napabitaw ako pagkatapos ko doon sa pag tigil ko doon sa sexting,

tapos nadin siya sa relationship namin, nakipag hiwalay siya saakin.”

DISCUSSION

As this study aimed to determine the human sexual response cycle of a person who utilized

sexting and to pattern each sexual response using the most used model of HSRC by Master and

Johnson (1966) and Kaplan (1977), the researchers conducted a semi-structured interview with Mr.

Taxon, an 18-year-old heterosexual male student who lives in Tarlac City.

Master and Johnson (1966) documented physiological stages that occurred in sexual

stimulation. The model contained the following stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and

resolution. It was theorized that a person progress through each stages as long as sufficient

stimulation was present. Moreover, Kaplan (1997) introduced his concept of sexual desire and

developed a tri-phasic model comprised of desire, excitement, and orgasm. In 2000, Dr. Rosemary

Basson proposed a circular and more complex model of human sexual response cycle, the need of

intimacy was included in the model, however, this model was ideally made for women. Based from
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our findings, the first phase of human

sexual response cycle by Master and Johnson (1996) which has the characteristic of having an

arousal, matched the characteristic experienced by the participant as he received messages with

sexual content. After engaging a sexting conversation with his sexting partners, the

participantwent through the second phase, also known as Plateau Phase. In this phase, the

participant began to have self-stimulation by having a masturbation and prepares for orgasm.

Sexual stimulation is any stimulus that maintains sexual arousal and may lead to orgasm.. Even

though the masturbation didn’t happen during sexting, materials used (explicit images &

conversation) during masturbation was originally came from sexting as the participant said that

these materials helped him to increase sexual pleasure. Also, the Desire Phase proposed by Kaplan

(1977) occurred due to imaginations involved as the participant created sexual fantasies through

it. This finding is supported by Linda Berg (2017), in which she stated in her book entitled Biology,

that sexual stimulation may include stimulation of other areas of the body, stimulation of senses

such as sight or hearing and mental stimulation (eg. Reading or fantasizing). Arising sexual arousal

may be done without sexual stimulation; however, achieving orgasm requires physical stimulation.

The participant was able to reach the Orgasm Phase after masturbation. In everytime that the

participant had masturbated, he doesn’t feel contented without having orgasm after. After the

Orgasm Phase, men tends to have refractory period or recovery phase in which they cannot

achieve another erection (Master and Johnson, 1966), this leads them to the Resolution Phase. In

this last phase, the body goes back to its normal state as the penis begins to lose its erection, this

is similar to the findings of this study; the participant’s body had returned to its original state

(unexcited state) as it’s basically a time for his body to relax.

After classifying the Human Sexual Response Cycle that the participant went through, the

researchers had patterned it starting from Excitement, Plateua and Desire Phase have overlapped,
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followed by Orgasm, and ended in

Resolution Phase.

Delevi et al. (2013) found in his study that young adults were more prone to sext when in a

serious relationship, this is consistent with the findings of this study; the participant had engaged

in sexting when he was in a relationship, his sexting partners was his ex-girlfriends; however, he

was exposed to sexting by a stranger and engaged on it later on, given that he was only 14 years

old by that time. According to him, he doesn’t know that it was called sexting until a friend of him

told him so. Communication through technology became a factor in romantic relationships. The

participant didn’t use any other gadget other smartphone as it is more convenient to do sexting,

mentioning that he can bring it anywhere and do sexting anywhere, this result is in

accordance with Delevi and Weisskirch stating that through cell phones, it is convenient to contact

someone even if distance occurs, and by the use of cell phones, it is easy for people, especially

teenagers, to go through sexting. In addition, application used in sexting is messenger. In line with

this, online dating application is commonly used to find romance (James, 2015) supporting the

findings that the participant didn’t use online dating application as he mentioned that there’s no

need of using it because he’s in a relationship with his sexting partner. Communication still

remained between the participant and one of his sexting partner as they just ignored the things

happened between them. Physical appearance and personality attributes to the performance of

sexting, however, it doesn’t have contribution in the relationship.

It was the participant’s sexting partners who always initiated sexting first. Motivations that

pushed the participant to continue participating sexting is to have sexual satisfaction and he also

had fear of losing his relationship with his sexting partner having said that she may look for
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another one. He also stated that sexting

had been the way of maintining their relationship. He perceived sexting as a substitution for sex

whenever it is impossible for them to meet. Sometimes, sex happened after sexting but there are

instances that sex happened before sexting, depending to the sexual satisfaction experienced in

sex.

Content of messages transmitted in sexting includes images showing the reproductive

organ of the participant and some body parts of his sexting partner. The reason why there was no

videos or video call involved is that the participant doesn’t feel comfortable on doing so.

Reasons that pushed the participant to stop sexting is that it gave a mold in his past

relationships, made him do things that he later regret and made him think lowly of himself.

Being single for almost 2 years, he promised himself that he will avoid to engage in sexting

in his future relationship as he also nearly commited suicide because of it. He also advice couples

to avoid engage in sexting and not let lust take control over relationship.

Recommendation

After all of the process done by the researchers, analyzing and interpretation of the data
gathered through real-time interview, the researchers now comes up appropriate recommendations
to the academe, to the society, and also to the Future researchers.
To the academe, as the time goes by, world is being innovative, from black & white to
colored, from textualize to digital, from machinery to high-tech machine.School counsellors should
see sexting as a serious matter as it may cause low self-esteem maybe not to all teenagers but
other teenagers will be affected by the way they see themselves. must conduct a workshop
wherein they will talk and give insights about social issue particular in sexting, according to the
result of the study when someone has been engaged there will be a possibility that his/her photo
will be spread out, Media and Information Literacy could also help too to give awareness to the
adolescents to be more attentive and conscious when using internet.
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To the society, social
media is being aggressive and has a big factor in daily life; Adolescents are having their guts to
open up and talks about sexual matter this study was conducted for the member of society to be
aware on and to not be involve in sexting. Based on the result of the study this issue has a threat
and the vulnerable was the both partners who committed sexting.
To the future researchers, future researchers must look for wider and bigger

perspective to give further knowledge to the potential readers, in addition to that those facts and

other information that is not included in scope and delimitation must be tackled to give clarification,

it can also be a strategy to add new set criteria for the participants to express themselves more,

and to know more about the aspect of their lives.

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