Revisiting the Association between Pornography Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors: The Role of Early Exposure to Pornography and Sexual Sensation Seeking

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 633-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matija Sinković ◽  
Aleksandar Štulhofer ◽  
Jasmina Božić
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Early Exposure ◽  
Sexual Sensation Seeking ◽  
Pornography Use

SEXUAL SENSATION SEEKING AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Mashegoane ◽  
Kgope P. Moalusi ◽  
Madikana A. Ngoepe ◽  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sexual Sensation Seeking

This study investigated the association between the personality dispositions of sexual sensation seeking (SSS) and nonsexual experience seeking (Non-SES), and risky sexual behaviors among 308 sexually active South African university students. The students provided retrospective reports of their sexual behavior and completed measures of SSS and Non-SES. Findings, based on a sample of sexually active students, suggest an association between SSS and a number of risky sexual behaviors. Intervention strategies are discussed, incorporating a particular reference to cultural context.

Deviant Pornography Use

2019 ◽  
pp. 210-235
Author(s):  
Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar
Keyword(s):  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Early Exposure ◽  
Internet Pornography ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The impact of both intentional and unintentional exposure to internet pornography on adolescents has been debated in the literature for decades. However, the differences in the operational definitions of pornography and exposure, not to mention the differences in methodology and sampling, make it difficult to synthesize findings and identify patterns across studies. In addition, the majority of the research has employed a rather broad measure of “exposure to general pornography” by adolescents in order to understand the impact of early exposure to pornography; however, internet pornography includes a wide range of sexually explicit materials, not just adult pornography. Thus, the goal of this chapter is to explore the relationship between nondeviant pornography use and deviant pornography use (e.g., child pornography) by discussing the Seigfried-Spellar study which examined the role of individual differences and age of onset in deviant pornography use.

scholarly journals Development and validity evidence of the Two-Dimensional Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Ferrer-Urbina ◽  
◽  
Patricio Mena-Chamorro ◽  
Patricio Zambrana ◽  
Cristian Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Structure ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Sexual Sensation Seeking ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mainly HIV/AIDS, are acquired through risky sexual behaviors that have been associated with sexual sensation seeking. The purpose of this work is development a new scale for the assessment of sexual sensations seeking, with evidence of validity based on internal structure and relationship to other measures, for use in young people and adults in a Latin American context. An instrumental study was performed, with time-space sampling of students from the two Chilean cities with the highest rates of HIV. Final scale has 9 items to evaluate two dimensions: (1) sexual emotions seeking; and (2) tendency to sexual boredom. The identified structure provides good levels of reliability and presents validity evidence, based on the internal structure of the test, using CFA and ESEM. Two-dimensional sexual sensation seeking scale evidence proper psychometric properties to evaluate the seeking for sexual sensations in equivalents samples.

scholarly journals The Role of Family in Young Women’s Engagement in Risky Sexual Behaviors: A Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (108) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
A Rahmani ◽  
E Merghati-khoei ◽  
L Moghaddam Banaem ◽  
R Gholami ◽  
A Torabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors

scholarly journals The Role of Impulsivity in the Relation Between Negative Affect and Risky Sexual Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Jardin ◽  
Carla Sharp ◽  
Lorra Garey ◽  
Michael J. Zvolensky
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors

scholarly journals Perceived Pornography Realism as a Mediator of the Association Between Pornography Use and Problematic Sexual Behavior Among Male Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-188
Author(s):  
I. Landripet ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Early Sexual Debut ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Pornography Use

Objective: High rates of pornography use among male adolescents have been reported in the literature. Due to a lack of real-life experiences, early exposure to pornography may contribute to the development of unrealistic ideas about sexuality and problematic sexual behaviors. This study explored the mediating role of perceived pornography realism in the association between pornography use and early sexual debut, sexual aggressiveness, and sexting. Design and Method: Meditational models were tested using structural equation modeling. Participants were 928 high school male sophomores from Zagreb who reported exposure to pornography (mean age=16.1). Pornography use was measured by the frequency of use two years ago, in the past six months, and two weeks (α=.79). Validated 4-item scales were used to assess perceived pornography realism (α=.86) and sexting (α=.74). Early sexual debut and proclivity to sexually aggressive behavior were measured with single items. Results: Pornography use was directly associated with sexting (β=.29; p<.01) and sexual aggression (β=.11; p<.01). Pornography use was also linked to perceived realism of pornography (β=.22; p<.01), which in turn was associated both with sexting (β=.12; p<.01) and aggressive behavior (β=.10; p<.01). Albeit small, indirect effects were statistically significant, indicating (partial) meditational role of perceived pornography realism. No evidence of direct or indirect links between pornography use and early debut was found. Conclusions: Pornography use was indicated to be associated with some problematic outcomes. The findings support the need for educational programs aimed at developing critical reception of sexual representations in adolescents. (This work was fully supported by Croatian Science Foundation under the project 9221.)

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