teenagers who engaged in sexting during the last 2 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Apestaartjaren is a survey that is published every two years. For the version of 2016, 11 secondary schools in Flanders were contacted to fill in the online survey.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "To whom did you send sexual pictures of yourself? (Naar welke personen verstuurde je de seksueel getinte foto(s) van jezelf?)"
Multiple answers were possible.
Citation formats
Sexting behavior teenagers in Flanders in 2016, by gender and receiver
This statistic shows the sexting behavior of teenagers in Flanders in 2016, by gender and receiver. In 2016, **** percent of the girls reported to have sent sexual pictures to their boyfriends/girlfriends, and ** percent of the boys replied to have sent sexual pictures to their girlfriends/boyfriends.
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Mediaraven vzw, & LINC vzw, & Research group for Media and ICT (MICT). (May 12, 2016). Who did you send sexual pictures of yourself to? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/
Mediaraven vzw, und LINC vzw, und Research group for Media and ICT (MICT). "Who did you send sexual pictures of yourself to?." Chart. May 12, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/
Mediaraven vzw, LINC vzw, Research group for Media and ICT (MICT). (2016). Who did you send sexual pictures of yourself to?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/
Mediaraven vzw, and LINC vzw, and Research group for Media and ICT (MICT). "Who Did You Send Sexual Pictures of Yourself To?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 May 2016, /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/
Mediaraven vzw & LINC vzw & Research group for Media and ICT (MICT), Who did you send sexual pictures of yourself to? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Who did you send sexual pictures of yourself to? [Graph], Mediaraven vzw, & LINC vzw, & Research group for Media and ICT (MICT), May 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/550164/sexting-behavior-teenagers-in-flanders-by-gender-and-receiver/
