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Pornography and Sexual Abuse of Women
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Title: Pornography and Sexual Abuse of Women
Publication: Sex Roles
Author: Silbert, Mimi H., and Ayala M. Pines
Date: 06/01/1984
With the growing visibility and influence of the women’s movement, the subject of pronography and its effect on sexual abuse of women has received renewed attention. (See Lederer’s 1980 edited collection of readings on the topic.) Of the published materials on pronography and sex abuse, there is a sizable literature which found no relationship between […]
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 […]
“Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence against Women”
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Title: Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence against Women
Publication: Archives of Sexual Behavior
Author: Wright, Paul J., and Robert S. Tokunaga
Date: 11/19/2015
Abstract A recent White House Council Report on Women and Girls called attention to sexual assault on college campuses and encouraged continued research on this important public health problem. Media that sexually objectify women have been identified by feminist scholars as encouraging of sexual assault, but some researchers question why portrayals that do not feature […]
“When Words Are Not Enough: The Search for the Effect of Pornography on Abused Women”
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Title: When Words Are Not Enough: The Search for the Effect of Pornography on Abused Women
Publication: Violence Against Women
Author: Shope, Janet Hinson
Date: 01/01/2004
Abstract Using data collected from 271 women participating in a battered women’s program, this study examines whether pornography use increases the probability that a battered woman will be sexually abused by her partner. The analysis also examines whether individual and certain disinhibitory factors, such as alcohol use, mediate or exacerbate the effects of pornography on […]
“What Is So Special About Male Adolescent Sexual Offending? A Review and Test of Explanations through Meta-Analysis”
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Title: What Is So Special About Male Adolescent Sexual Offending? A Review and Test of Explanations through Meta-Analysis
Publication: Psychological Bulletin
Author: Seto, Michael C., and Martin L. Lalumière
Date: 07/01/2010
Abstract We tested special and general explanations of male adolescent sexual offending by conducting a meta-analysis of 59 independent studies comparing male adolescent sex offenders (n = 3,855) with male adolescent non-sex offenders (n = 13,393) on theoretically derived variables reflecting general delinquency risk factors (antisocial tendencies), childhood abuse, exposure to violence, family problems, interpersonal […]
“Associations between Young Adults’ Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preference, Behaviors, and Satisfaction”
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Title: Associations between Young Adults’ Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preference, Behaviors, and Satisfaction
Publication: The Journal of Sex Research
Author: Morgan, Elizabeth M.
Date: 01/20/2011
Abstract This study examined how levels of sexually explicit material (SEM) use during adolescence and young adulthood were associated with sexual preferences, sexual behaviors, and sexual and relationship satisfaction. Participants included 782 heterosexual college students (326 men and 456 women; Mage = 19.9) who completed a questionnaire online. Results revealed high frequencies and multiple types and contexts […]
“Free Adult Internet Web Sites: How Prevalent Are Degrading Acts?”
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Title: Free Adult Internet Web Sites: How Prevalent Are Degrading Acts?
Publication: Gender Issues
Author: Gorman, Stacy, Elizabeth Monk-Turner, and Jennifer N. Fish
Date: 11/10/2010
Abstract Russell (Dangerous relationships: Pornography, misogyny, and rape, 1988) argued that essential features of pornography were the inclusion of more female than male nakedness and the portrayal of men in dominant roles. Utilizing a sample of 45 Internet adult web sites, a content analysis was conducted to see if free and easily available Internet adult […]
“Effects of Fraternity Men’s Pornography Use on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assault”
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Title: Effects of Fraternity Men’s Pornography Use on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assault
Publication: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention
Author: Foubert, John D., R. Sean Bannon, and Matthew W. Brosi
Date: 11/28/2011
Abstract: College men’s exposure to pornography is nearly universal, with growing viewing rates nationwide. Substantial research documents the harmful effects of mainstream, sadomasochistic, and rape pornography on men’s attitudes and behavior related to sexual assault. The present study surveyed 62% of the fraternity population at a Midwestern public university on their pornography viewing habits, bystander […]