Sexting refers to sending, receiving, publishing and forwarding personal or other people's sexually explicit content via mobile phones, the Internet, social networks and other digital channels. In addition to being a highly arousing and new activity, sexting can also have negative consequences and is often classified as a type of risky behavior. Therefore, the aim of the research was to examine the connection of sexting with sensation seeking and involvement in risky behaviors. 273 young people from the Republic of Croatia (19-30 years old) participated in the research, of which 69 were men and 204 were women. Participants filled out online questionnaires related to their sexting behavior, sensation seeking and involvement in risky behaviors. Analyzes of variance showed that men receive and forward sexually explicit content more often than women, while gender differences in sending sexually explicit content were not established. Furthermore, the difference in the prevalence of all observed forms of sexting (sending, receiving and forwarding), with regard to the romantic status of the participants, was not established. Hierarchical regression analyzes revealed a significant contribution of romantic status "in a relationship", a higher level of sensation seeking and greater involvement in risky behaviors in the explanation of sending sexually explicit content. In the explanation of receiving sexually explicit content, a significant contribution of lower age, male gender, higher level of sensation seeking and greater involvement in risky behaviors was found, while in the explanation of forwarding sexually explicit content, a significant contribution of male gender and higher level of sensation seeking was found. The results are discussed and explained in the context of existing literature, as well as their practical application and suggestions for future research on sexting behavior.