scholarly journals Pornography Use Profiles and the Emergence of Sexual Behaviors in Adolescence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Pirrone ◽  
Mariëlle Zondervan-Zwijnenburg ◽  
Ellen Reitz ◽  
Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden ◽  
Tom F. M. ter Bogt
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Pornography Consumption ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Middle Adolescence ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

AbstractThis research longitudinally explored adolescent pornography (porn) consumption and its association with sexual development in early and middle adolescence. A four-wave design with half-year intervals investigated pornography consumption and different (sexual) activities, such as masturbation, French kissing, petting, giving/receiving manual and oral sex, and intercourse, among 630 respondents (47.9% female, mean age 13.7 years; SD = 0.48) years at T1). A latent growth mixture analysis of pornography consumption revealed two groups with relatively low pornography (LP; 51.8% of the boys, 91.4% of the girls) versus high pornography (HP; 48.2% of the boys; 8.6% of the girls) consumption across time. At T1, HP boys on average watched pornography less than once a month, but more than once a year at T1. At T4, their average pornography use had increased to almost one to two times a week. LP boys never watched pornography at T1. At T4, their average pornography use was still less than once a year. At T1, HP girls never watched pornography, but consumption increased to almost one to three times a month at T4. Across waves of the study, LP girls (almost) never watched pornography. A discrete-time survival mixture analysis of sexual developmental patterning indicated that, compared to their LP peers, both girls and boys in the HP groups showed accelerated development of masturbation, petting, and receiving manual sex. Girls in the HP group were also more inclined to receive oral sex, whereas boys in the HP group also showed earlier and more frequent manual sex and intercourse. Thus, whereas the HP group of boys was substantially larger compared to that of girls, pornography consumption was related to accelerated development of sexual activities for both genders across early and middle adolescence. The discussion deliberates on pornography as a driving force in adolescent sexual development versus pornography as a medium of choice for sexually advanced adolescents.

Digital Technologies and Sex

2020 ◽  
pp. 240-250
Author(s):  
Shane W. Kraus ◽  
Marc N. Potenza
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we consume and participate in sexual activities. Digital technologies are shaping the ways in which people interact with one another romantically and sexually. This chapter reviews some of the ways in which digital technologies are potentially shaping sexual behaviors, especially those of adolescents and young adults. Evidence suggests that technologies are facilitating increasingly more sexual activities among young people and adults, yet our understanding of these remains incomplete. The Internet has made pornography highly accessible to most individuals around the world, but the effects of frequent pornography use on individuals’ sexual beliefs and practices remain largely unknown. Sexting is also common among adolescents and adults, with some initial evidence finding that sexting was a partial mediator between problematic alcohol use and sexual hookups. More work on sexting behaviors is needed, particularly among vulnerable populations or groups at risk for exploitation. The wide use of smartphone applications designed to help users find casual sex partners are becoming more common, mirroring the increasing acceptability of having relationally uncommitted sex among young adults. More research is needed to investigate the influences of digital technologies on shaping the sexual practices of adolescents and emerging adults who may be spending increasingly more time online. Furthermore, more research is needed to examine both the potential benefits and risks associated with digital technologies that may facilitate sexual behaviors.

Trajectories of self-determined motivation during the secondary school: A growth mixture analysis.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Guay ◽  
Alexandre J. S. Morin ◽  
David Litalien ◽  
Joshua L. Howard ◽  
William Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

Symptom trajectories in breast cancer survivors: growth mixture analysis of patient-reported pain, fatigue, insomnia, breast and arm symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Anders Winther Mølby Nielsen ◽  
Marie Lundorff ◽  
Hanne Melgaard Nielsen ◽  
Jan Alsner ◽  
Birgitte Vrou Offersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Symptom Trajectories ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

scholarly journals The relation between parenting stress and adolescents' somatisation trajectories: A growth mixture analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Rousseau ◽  
Hans Grietens ◽  
Johan Vanderfaeillie ◽  
Karel Hoppenbrouwers ◽  
Annemie Desoete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

Academic achievement and smoking initiation in adolescence: a general growth mixture analysis

Addiction ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre J. S. Morin ◽  
Daniel Rodriguez ◽  
Jean-Sébastien Fallu ◽  
Christophe Maïano ◽  
Michel Janosz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
General Growth ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

Self-determination trajectories at work: A growth mixture analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 103473
Author(s):  
Claude Fernet ◽  
Alexandre J.S. Morin ◽  
Stéphanie Austin ◽  
Marylène Gagné ◽  
David Litalien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Determination ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

scholarly journals Trajectories of Calling in the Transition From University to Work: A Growth Mixture Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Chunyu Zhang ◽  
Andreas Hirschi ◽  
Xuqun You
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Growth Mixture Modeling ◽  
Career Transition ◽  
Mixture Modeling ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mixture Analysis ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Growth Mixture Analysis

Research on the development of calling is still in its infancy and rarely focused on how calling changes during a major career transition. The current study examined the developmental trajectories of calling and their relation with personality (i.e., conscientiousness, proactive personality) in the transition from university to work with a three-wave longitudinal study with 340 Chinese graduating university students. Results based on growth mixture modeling indicated three developmental trajectories of calling: high and stable calling (23% of sample), high but decreasing calling (74%), and low and increasing calling (3%). Moreover, higher conscientiousness related to a higher chance of being classified into the high and stable calling trajectory. These findings add notable insights to the literature by exploring the previously neglected developmental trajectories of calling and their association with personality in the transition from university to work.

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