Titre
Associations between online pornography and sexual behavior among adolescents: myth or reality?
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Luder, Marie-Thérèse
Auteure/Auteur
Pittet, Isabelle
Auteure/Auteur
Berchtold, André
Auteure/Auteur
Akré, Christina
Auteure/Auteur
Michaud, Pierre-André
Auteure/Auteur
Suris, Joan-Carles
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
1573-2800
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Volume
40
Numéro
5
Première page
1027
Dernière page/numéro d’article
1035
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
This study aimed to compare the sexual behavior of adolescents who were or were not exposed to online pornography, to assess to what extent the willingness of exposure changed these possible associations, and to determine the profiles of youths who were exposed to online pornography. Data were drawn from the 2002 Swiss Multicenter Adolescent Survey on Health, a self-administered cross-sectional, paper and pencil questionnaire. From the 7529 adolescents aged 16-20 years, 6054 (3283 males) used the Internet during the previous month and were eligible for our study. Males were divided into three groups (wanted exposure, 29.2%; unwanted exposure, 46.7%; no exposure, 24.1%) whereas females were divided into two groups (exposure, 35.9%; no exposure, 64.1%). The principal outcome measures were demographic characteristics, Internet use parameters and risky sexual behaviors. Risky sexual behaviors were not associated with online pornography exposure in any of the groups, except that males who were exposed (deliberately or not) had higher odds of not having used a condom at last intercourse. Bi/homosexual orientation and Internet use parameters were not associated either. Additionally, males in the wanted exposure group were more likely to be sensation-seekers. On the other hand, exposed girls were more likely to be students, higher sensation-seekers, early maturers, and to have a highly educated father. We conclude that pornography exposure is not associated with risky sexual behaviors and that the willingness of exposure does not seem to have an impact on risky sexual behaviors among adolescents.
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serval:BIB_F61FD469AF09
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2011-09-08T19:36:17.399Z
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2025-05-21T06:05:49Z
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