Trends of sexual and violent content by gender in top-grossing U.S. films, 1950-2006 (original) (raw)

The aims of this article are to analyze exposure to pornography, its content, and the associations between victimization and pornography in a sample of 303 students (49.2 % female). The questionnaire included questions on pornography exposure, psychological and physical family violence, and sexual violence. Almost all male students and 67 % of female students had ever watched pornography; 42 % and 32%, respectively, had watched violence against women. Female students exposed to family psychological violence and to sexual violence were significantly more likely to watch pornography, especially violent pornography than those who had not been exposed. No such association was found among male students. Keywords adolescents, pornography, violence against women Childhood and adolescence are key periods in relation to pornography exposure. Curiosity about sex, peer pressure, and rule-breaking behavior may all come together to drive young people to watch pornographic material. In Northern E...