Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material on the Internet

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23330224
AutoresJochen Peters (0000-0002-2356-6619, Amsterdam University of the Arts), Jochen Peter (University of Amsterdam), Patti M Valkenburg (0000-0003-0477-8429, University of Amsterdam)
Ano2006
Volume33
Fascículo2
Páginas178-204
Data de publicação2006-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunication Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0093-6502 • E-ISSN: 1552-3810
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0093650205285369
OpenAlexW2103317686
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas107
Referências citadas45

Drawing on a survey of 745 Dutch adolescents ages 13 to 18, the authors investigated (a) the occurrence and frequency of adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit material on the Internet and (b) the correlates of this exposure. Seventy-one percent of the male adolescents and 40% of the female adolescents had been exposed to some kind of online sexually explicit material in the 6 months prior to the interview. Adolescents were more likely to be exposed to sexually explicit material online if they were male, were high sensation seekers, were less satisfied with their lives, were more sexually interested, used sexual content in other media more often, had a fast Internet connection, and had friends that were predominantly younger. Among male adolescents, a more advanced pubertal status was also associated with more frequent exposure to online sexually explicit material. Among female adolescents, greater sexual experience decreased exposure to online sexually explicit material.

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Population · Seekers · Sensation Seeking · Sexually active · The Internet · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology