Predictors for (Problematic) Use of Internet Sexually Explicit Material: Role of Trait Sexual Motivation and Implicit Approach Tendencies Towards Sexually Explicit Material

This cross-sectional study investigated the distribution and characteristics of genial self-image in a large sample of males and females, and whether factors such as actual genial size (length of penis or protrusion of labia minora), consumption of sexually explicit material (SEM) or avoidance and safety seeking behaviors were associated with genital self-image. Overall, 3.6% of females and 5.5% of males suffered from a severely low genital self-image and 33.8% of all individuals reported dissatisfaction with the appearance of their genitalia, with 13.7% of females and 11.3% of males being positive towards undergoing cosmetic genital surgery. Mean protrusion of labia minora and stretched flaccid penis length in the population was estimated to 0.76 cm (95% CI 0.63-0.89 cm) and 12.5 cm (95% CI 12.33-12.76 cm), respectively. A better genital self-image was associated with having a larger penis or less protruding labia minora, but not associated with the degree of SEM consumption, although 93.6% of males and 57.5% of females had consumed SEM in the past three months. Avoidance and safety seeking behaviors were strongly correlated with a negative genital self-image. Considering this relationship, more research is warranted in the development of potential psychological interventions in order to alleviate genital dissatisfaction in individuals.

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Sex educators’ attitudes and intentions towards using sexually explicit material: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Sex Education ◽

10.1080/14681811.2019.1598857 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 706-719

Author(s):

Dana Hack ◽

Stephan Van den Broucke ◽

Emmanuelle Kever

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽

Sexually Explicit Material ◽

Planned Behaviour ◽

Explicit Material ◽

Sexually Explicit

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Pornography as a US Public Health Problem

10.1093/oso/9780190075477.003.0001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Emily F. Rothman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

The United States ◽

Coalition Building ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Sexually Explicit Material ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Dating Abuse ◽

Explicit Material ◽

Sexually Explicit

Pornography is being indicted as a public health crisis in the United States and elsewhere, but the professional public health community is not behind the recent push to address pornography as a public health threat. While pornography may not be contributing directly to mortality or acute morbidity for a substantial percentage of people, it may be influencing other public health problems, such as sexual violence, dating abuse, compulsive behavior, and sexually transmitted infections. However, the evidence to support pornography as a causal factor is mixed, and there are numerous other factors that have more strongly established associations with these outcomes of interest. Throughout history, repressive forces have inflated the charges against sexually explicit material in order to advance a morality-based agenda. Nevertheless, a public health approach and tried public health practices, such as harm reduction and coalition-building, will be instrumental to addressing the emergence of mainstream Internet pornography.

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