ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Adolescents' Online Pornography Exposure and Its Relationship to Sociodemographic and Psychopathological Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study in Six European Countries.
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- Adolescents' online pornography use and psychopathological symptoms: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Pornography use and its association with risk taking sexual behaviours among Irish adolescents.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- A Timely Exploratory Study of Young Adults' Psychosexual Responses to the UK's New Age Verification Law on Online Pornography.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Scripting Sexual Violence? Links Between Women's Pornography Exposure in Childhood and Later Sexual Victimization.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Pornography and Sexual Violence While Partying: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Pornography Use and Dating Violence Victimization: Are There Risks for Teenagers?Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Social media use, risk behavior engagement, and mental health among middle adolescents in the Caribbean.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Children's Pornography Exposure and Associated Factors in Ghana: A Mixed-Method Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Impact of pornography consumption on children and adolescents: a trauma-informed approach.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Review
- Associations between adolescents watching pornography and poor mental health in three Swedish surveys.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials and Feelings after Exposure among Adolescents in Nine European Countries: The Role of Individual Factors and Social Characteristics.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Longitudinal associations between different types of screen use and depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Some Considerations about Pornography Watching in Early Adolescence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Effects of Pornography on Youth: A Review.Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of online exposure to pornography in European adolescents and its relationship to sociodemographic and psychopathological correlates. A cross-sectional school-based survey of 10,930 adolescents (5211 males/5719 females), aged 14-17 years old (mean age 15.8 ± 0.7) was carried out in six European countries (Greece, Spain, Poland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Iceland). Anonymous self-completed questionnaires covered exposure to pornography, internet use and dysfunctional internet behavior, and psychopathological syndromes (measured by Achenbach's Youth Self-Report). The prevalence of any online exposure to pornography was 59% overall and 24% for exposure at least once a week. The likelihood of online exposure to pornography was greater in male adolescents, heavier internet users, and those who displayed dysfunctional internet behavior. Country-specific analyses confirmed that the gender effect existed in every country, although its strength varied, from an odds ratio of 1.88 in Poland to 14.9 in Greece. Online exposure to pornography was shown to be associated with externalizing problem scale scores, especially rule-breaking and aggressive behavior, but also associated with higher scores in competences, namely activities and social competence. Exposure to pornography is ubiquitous, more relevant to boys, and is associated with both positive qualities/competences and externalizing behavioral problems.
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