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Older Adolescents’ Positive Attitudes toward Younger Adolescents as Sexual Partners
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Title: Older Adolescents’ Positive Attitudes toward Younger Adolescents as Sexual Partners.
Publication: Adolescence
Author: Henga, Kritinn, Svein Mossige, and Lars Wichstrom
Date: 12/01/2004
ABSTRACT The prevalence of older adolescents’ positive attitudes toward younger sexual partners was investigated through three measures of self-reported hypothetical likelihood of having sex with preadolescents and younger adolescents (LSA), using a school-based cluster sample of 710 Norwegian 18- to 19-yearolds attending nonvocational high schools in Oslo. Some likelihood of having sex with a preadolescent […]
“Victims’ Retrospective Explanations of Sibling Sexual Violence”
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Title: Victims' Retrospective Explanations of Sibling Sexual Violence
Publication: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Author: Courtney McDonald & Katherine Martinez
Date: 08/02/2017
While sibling sexual abuse may be the most common form of sexual violence within the family, relatively few studies have been conducted on this topic. The current study addresses this gap in the literature through analyses of thematic categories in narratives gathered from an online survey of sibling sexual violence. Survivors were asked to report […]
Growing Up With Porn: The Developmental and Societal Impact of Pornography on Children
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Title: Growing Up With Porn: The Developmental and Societal Impact of Pornography on Children
Publication: Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
Author: Gail Dines
Date: 07/01/2017
I am a professor of Sociology and Chair of the American Studies Department at Wheelock College in Boston. I have been researching and writing about the impact of pornography for well over twenty-five years. I am the author of numerous articles and books, including Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality,1 which has been translated […]
“The Consumption of Internet Child Pornography and Violent and Sex Offending”
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Title: The Consumption of Internet Child Pornography and Violent and Sex Offending
Publication: BMC Psychiatry
Author: Endrass, Jérôme, Christian Benz, Thomas Elbert, Lea C. Hammermeister, Arja Laubacher, Astrid Rossegger, and Frank Urbaniok
Date: 07/14/2009
Abstract Background There is an ongoing debate on whether consumers of child pornography pose a risk for hands-on sex offenses. Up until now, there have been very few studies which have analyzed the association between the consumption of child pornography and the subsequent perpetration of hands-on sex offenses. The aim of this study was to […]
“Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Studies”
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Title: "Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Studies"
Publication: Psychological bulletin 113.1
Author: Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen A., Linda M. Williams, and David Finkelhor
Date: 01/09/1993
Abstract A review of 45 studies clearly demonstrates that sexually abused children have more symptoms than nonabused children, with abuse accounting for 15–45% of the variance. Fears, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), behavior problems, sexualized behaviors, and poor self-esteem occurred most frequently among a long list of symptoms noted, but no one symptom characterized a majority […]
“Pornography: Does it pose a public health crisis?”
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Title: "Pornography: Does it pose a public health crisis?"
Publication: CQ Researcher
Author: Glazer, Sarah
Date: 10/21/2016
Introduction Pornography websites attract millions of users each month, reportedly more than either CNN, Amazon or Twitter. A recent phenomenon, “tube” sites, is competing with the traditional porn industry by providing large amounts of free pornographic content from amateur or pirated videos. Because the sites are easy to access through computers or cell phones, children […]
“University Males’ Sexual Interest in Children: Predicting Potential Indices Of ‘Pedophilia’ In a Nonforensic Sample”
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Title: "University Males' Sexual Interest in Children: Predicting Potential Indices Of 'Pedophilia' In a Nonforensic Sample"
Publication: Child Abuse & Neglect 13.1
Author: Briere, John, and Marsha Runtz.
Date: 06/15/1989
Abstract A survey was administered to 193 male undergraduate students regarding their sexual interest in children, as well as their responses to a number of questions theoretically relevant to pedophilia. In total, 21% of subjects reported sexual attraction to some small children, 9% described sexual fantasies involving children, 5% admitted to having masturbated to such […]
“Adult Victimization in Female Survivors of Childhood Violence and Abuse: The Contribution of Multiple Types of Violence”
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Title: "Adult Victimization in Female Survivors of Childhood Violence and Abuse: The Contribution of Multiple Types of Violence"
Publication: Violence Against Women
Author: Aakvaag, HF, et al.
Date: 08/10/2016
Abstract Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a well-established risk factor for adult victimization in women, but little is known about the importance of relationship to perpetrator and exposure to other violence types. This study interviewed 2,437 Norwegian women (response rate = 45.0%) about their experiences with violence. Logistic regression analyses were employed to estimate associations […]
“Pornography Use as a Risk Marker for an Aggressive Pattern of Behavior among Sexually Reactive Children and Adolescents”
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Title: "Pornography Use as a Risk Marker for an Aggressive Pattern of Behavior among Sexually Reactive Children and Adolescents"
Publication: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Author: Alexy, Eillen M., et al.
Date: 01/14/2009
Abstract Sexually reactive children and adolescents (SRCAs), sometimes referred to as juvenile sexual offenders, may be more vulnerable and likely to experience damaging effects from pornography use because they are a high-risk group for a variety of aggressive behaviors. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of those who use pornography and […]
“‘I Wasn’t Sure It Was Normal To Watch It…’ A Quantitiative and Qualititative Examination of the Impact of Online Pornography on the Values, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours of Children and Young People”
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Title: "'I Wasn't Sure It Was Normal To Watch It...' A Quantitiative and Qualititative Examination of the Impact of Online Pornography on the Values, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours of Children and Young People"
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Author: Martellozzo, Elena, et al.
Date: 06/15/2016
Summary This paper presents findings about young people’s experiences with online pornography. It draws on data from the first national survey of secondary school boys and girls regarding their attitudes and feelings about online pornography, whether viewing it deliberately or accidentally. To our knowledge, this is the most extensive survey of 11-16 year olds regarding […]