Exposure to Harsh Parenting and Pornography as Explanations for Males’ Sexual Coercion and Females’ Sexual Victimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Gordon Simons ◽  
Ronald L. Simons ◽  
Man-Kit Lei ◽  
Tara E. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Harsh Parenting ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
The Impact

Sexual violence against women is a major concern to researchers and policy makers, as well as to the general public. This study uses a sample of more than 2,000 college students to investigate the extent to which exposure to harsh parenting practices and sexually explicit materials contributes to perpetration and victimization. Findings indicate that frequent corporal punishment in the family of origin combined with consumption of pornographic materials increased the probability that males reported engaging in coercive sexual practices. For females, both frequent corporal punishment and exposure to paternal hostility combined with consumption of pornographic materials were associated with higher levels of reported sexual victimization. These results provide increased understanding of the impact of pornography use among a nonclinical sample, as well as the consequences of experiencing harsh corporal punishment in one’s family of origin, on the sexual victimization of females.

scholarly journals Women's Age of First Exposure to Internet Pornography Predicts Sexual Victimization

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J Harsey ◽  
◽  
Laura K Noll ◽  
Melissa J Miller ◽  
Ryan A Shallcross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Sexually Explicit Media ◽  
Internet Pornography ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Pornography Use

Increases in the availability and accessibility of Internet pornography have led growing numbers of children to become consumers of sexually explicit media. Research has identified negative behavioral and attitudinal outcomes associated with Internet pornography use in childhood and adolescence, but few studies have examined sexual victimization as a correlate. The current study aimed to examine the association between age of first Internet pornography exposure and sexual victimization. Data from 154 undergraduate women yielded several important findings. Women who viewed Internet pornography unintentionally at a younger age reported more sexual victimization. Specifically, compared to women who were first unintentionally exposed to Internet pornography at age 14 or older, women with unintentional first Internet pornography exposure before the age of 14 reported more childhood sexual abuse, sexual abuse in adulthood, and more instances of sexual coercion and aggression. Women with younger age of unintentional Internet pornography exposure also reported more interpersonal sexual objectification than women who had never viewed Internet pornography at all. Age of first intentional exposure to Internet pornography was not related to women’s self-reported experiences of objectification, although this may be because women’s intentional exposure tended to happen at older ages. Overall, the results of this study suggest that women’s unintentional Internet pornography exposure at a young age may contribute to a potentially harmful sexual socialization. Early Internet pornography exposure in childhood should be considered a potential risk factor for women’s sexual victimization.

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.

A Test of Explanations for the Effect of Harsh Parenting on the Perpetration of Dating Violence and Sexual Coercion Among College Males

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Gordon Simons ◽  
Callie Harbin Burt ◽  
Ronald L. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
College Males ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

This study uses structural equation modeling (SEM) with a sample of 760 college males to test various hypotheses regarding the avenues whereby harsh corporal punishment and a troubled relationship with parents increase the risk that a boy will grow up to engage in sexual coercion and dating violence. We found that three variables—a general antisocial orientation, sexually permissive attitudes, and believing that violence is a legitimate component of romantic relationships—mediated most of the association between negative parenting and our two outcomes. In addition to this indirect influence, we found that harsh corporal punishment had a direct effect upon dating violence. The findings are discussed with regard to various theoretical perspectives regarding the manner in which family of origin experiences increase the chances that a young man will direct violence toward a romantic partner.

The Impact of Threat Type and Prior Abuse History on Perceptions of Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095216
Author(s):  
Baylee D. Jenkins ◽  
Alexis M. Le Grand ◽  
Jonathan M. Golding ◽  
Kellie R. Lynch ◽  
Georgie Wolbert
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Abuse History ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Intimate partner sexual victimization often involves perpetrators using threats to coerce victims into sexual activity. However, little research has investigated perceptions of this coercion. We presented 99 community members with intimate partner sexual coercion vignettes that varied abuse history (between-participants) and type of threat used to coerce the victim into sex (within-participants; that is, physical assault, financial, children taken). We found that physical assault threats led to higher pro-victim judgments than nonviolent threats. These findings provide insight into how sexual violence involving coercion is perceived in different contexts.

Sexual coercion, sexual aggression, or sexual assault: how measurement impacts our understanding of sexual violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leana Bouffard ◽  
Amanda Goodson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Definitions of rape and sexual aggression have varied widely in the research literature, resulting in a wide range of estimates for perpetration and remaining questions as to the factors that may affect involvement in sexual violence. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The current study uses a sample of college men to assess multiple forms of measurement of sexual aggression and theoretical predictors. Findings Findings indicate that the different measures of sexual aggression (broad vs narrow; hypothetical vs behavioral) are significantly correlated with each other. Additionally, many theoretical predictors (rape myths, low self-control, sexual entitlement, and pornography use) are consistently related to all measurement forms. However, some variables (masculinity, peer support for violence against women, sexual partners, and alcohol and drug use) are only related to broad measures of sexual aggression, and some are related only to hypothetical (i.e. certainty of apprehension) or behavioral measures (i.e. fraternity membership). Research limitations/implications Because of the chosen approach, the results may lack generalizability. Findings do, however, point to important considerations in defining sexual aggression moving forward. Practical implications Results point to the importance of aiming policy and programs at the particular characteristics that most consistently impact sexual aggression. Originality/value This paper addresses lingering questions about the impact of differences in definition and measurement on understanding sexual aggression.

Negotiating Norms

Young ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Spišák
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sexually Explicit Media ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Question And Answer ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Sexual Exploration ◽  
Gender Specific

Drawing on 91 pornography-related submissions sent by young Finns to a moderated question and answer forum on sexual health, this article explores the personal narratives of adolescents on pornography use. Special attention is given to the submissions by girls to explore the widely circulated narratives on the sexualization of adolescence more precisely. In focusing on these accounts of sexual exploration, learning and the pursuit of pleasure, the article examines how girls’ interests in sexually explicit media can be reflexively understood in the context of everyday sexual practices that are already socially constructed and negotiated. The material reveals that Finnish girls depict themselves as invested with substantial agency, competence and volition despite the occasional gender-specific anxieties that their encounters with pornography have created.

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.

Family Influences on Youth Offending

2018 ◽  
pp. 377-403
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Fagan ◽  
Kristen M. Benedini
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Violence ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children’S Exposure

This chapter reviews the degree to which empirical evidence demonstrates that families influence youth delinquency. Because they are most likely to be emphasized in life-course theories, this chapter focuses on parenting practices such as parental warmth and involvement, supervision and discipline of children, and child maltreatment. It also summarizes literature examining the role of children's exposure to parental violence, family criminality, and young (teenage) parents in affecting delinquency. Because life-course theories are ideally tested using longitudinal data, which allow examination of, in this case, the impact of parenting practices on children's subsequent behaviors, this chapter focuses on evidence generated from prospective studies conducted in the United States and other countries. It also discusses findings from experimental studies designed to reduce youth substance use and delinquency by improving the family environment.

Sexting among singles in the USA: prevalence of sending, receiving, and sharing sexual messages and images

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin R. Garcia ◽  
Amanda N. Gesselman ◽  
Shadia A. Siliman ◽  
Brea L. Perry ◽  
Kathryn Coe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Text Messages ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Single Adults ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Psychosocial Wellbeing ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sexual Messages ◽  
The Impact

Background: The transmission of sexual images and messages via mobile phone or other electronic media (sexting) has been associated with a variety of mostly negative social and behavioural consequences. Research on sexting has focussed on youth, with limited data across demographics and with little known about the sharing of private sexual images and messages with third parties. Methods: The present study examines sexting attitudes and behaviours, including sending, receiving, and sharing of sexual messages and images, across gender, age, and sexual orientation. A total of 5805 single adults were included in the study (2830 women; 2975 men), ranging in age from 21 to 75+ years. Results: Overall, 21% of participants reported sending and 28% reported receiving sexually explicit text messages; both sending and receiving ‘sexts’ was most common among younger respondents. Although 73.2% of participants reported discomfort with unauthorised sharing of sexts beyond the intended recipient, of those who had received sext images, 22.9% reported sharing them with others (on average with 3.17 friends). Participants also reported concern about the potential consequences of sexting on their social lives, careers, and psychosocial wellbeing. Conclusion: Views on the impact of sexting on reputation suggest a contemporary struggle to reconcile digital eroticism with real-world consequences. These findings suggest a need for future research into negotiations of sexting motivations, risks, and rewards.

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