“What’s missing in most of the discourse on sexting is pleasure”, Emily Stasko, a PhD candidate in clinical psychology at Drexel University and one of the study’s researchers, told The Huffington Post. According to a study released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 36 percent of couples together 10 years of less claimed that technology had an impact on their relationship.

Sexting was defined by the study authors as the sending or receiving of sexually explicit or suggestive text messages, typically sent using a mobile device.

Notwithstanding recurrence, the study additionally made inquiries about sexting practices, intentions and fulfillment to come about because of a saucy content, Stasko said. Earlier studies have associated sexting with increased sexual behaviors among teens, which could lead to risk behaviors in the long run, HNGN previously reported.

To investigate the benefits and downside among adults, Stasko and some colleagues asked 870 people between the ages of 18 and 82 to fill out a survey about sexting.

Researchers at Drexel University’s Women’s Health Psychology Lab conducted an online survey to explore the potential benefits of sharing sexually explicit messages or images through electronic means, cell phones in particular.

The survey found a positive correlation between sexting and overall greater sexual satisfaction, and was a particularly strong connection for those in relationships.

Perhaps more surprising, the researchers found that sexting is extremely common. Sadly, 12% admitted to have sexted on someone else while they were cheating on their relationships. Another 75 percent said they had sexted in the context of a committed relationship while 43 percent said they sexted as part of a casual relationship.

“Thus, the results show a robust relationship between “sexting” and sexual and relationship satisfaction”, Stasko said.

However, the researchers were not able to identify whether sexting has some direct effect on an exclusive relationship, or if some are trying to fix the troubles of their broken relationship.

The study will be presented at the American Psychological Association in Toronto this coming week.

Psychologist Susan Lipkins, who has studied sexting in the past, says she can see how the form of communication could be a good thing for relationships.

When they took the survey, participants were called tech savy, and she is as interested as opposed to people who seldom go online.