Pornography and adolescents

Unravelling dominant research assumptions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13086368
AutoresRobyn Vertongen (0000-0001-5750-3934, Massey University, autor de correspondencia), Kerry Chamberlain (0000-0002-1011-4293, Massey University), Clifford Van Ommen (0000-0001-8460-3818, Massey University)
Año2022
Volumen9
Número4
Páginas430-444
Fecha de publicación2022-10-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2022.2114532
OpenAlexW4303985768
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas67

This critical conceptual article focuses on how adolescent pornography use is commonly researched, examining the key assumptions made in researching pornography and its potential harm. The article first considers the contextual foundations involved in researching adolescents and pornography, which has a long history steeped in notions of indecency and protection. We examine empirical research in the field and how findings translated into media and policy outlets. This leads to the identification and critical discussion of three dominant assumptions in the field: that exposure leads to continued viewing; that increased viewing leads to harm; and that pornography provides the template for sexual practice. This analysis suggests that research has functioned under highly homogenized presumptions about adolescent pornography use and its effects. We argue that there is a fundamental need to broaden pornography research by directly engaging adolescents to include their perspectives in research and in the translation of research into policy and education

Empirical research · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Harm · Identification (biology · Pornography · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology