Pornography Consumption in People of Different Age Groups: an Analysis Based on Gender, Contents, and Consequences
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Pornography Consumption in People of Different Age Groups: an Analysis Based on Gender, Contents, and ConsequencesAuthor (s)
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2022-05-14Publisher
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Ballester-Arnal, R., García-Barba, M., Castro-Calvo, J. et al. Pornography Consumption in People of Different Age Groups: an Analysis Based on Gender, Contents, and Consequences. Sex Res Soc Policy (2022)Type
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Introduction Pornography consumption has increased exponentially in recent decades. Most studies conducted so far are
focused on adult samples (typically, between 18 and 30 years old), limiting the generalizability ... [+]
Introduction Pornography consumption has increased exponentially in recent decades. Most studies conducted so far are
focused on adult samples (typically, between 18 and 30 years old), limiting the generalizability of their results. This study
aims to create a taxonomy that groups various pornographic contents and thus explore different aspects of its use (e.g., preference for different pornographic content, excessive and problematic use) in people at different life stages.
Methods Between 2016 and 2019, 8,040 individuals (71.3% men) between 12 and 85 years old (M= 33.25, SD = 14.31)
completed a battery that explores pathological and non-pathological pornography use. Participants were distributed into
five age groups (< 18 years old, between 18–25, 26–40, 41–60, and > 60) to perform the different analyses (ANOVA and
chi-square tests for the differences between the groups, EFA for the analyses of categories of pornographic content, and
hierarchical linear regressions to identify the factors related to problematic use).
Results Pornography use was highly prevalent (> 85%) in all age groups. Using a data-driven approach, we found that the
pornographic content explored in this research can be classified within four categories. Using this taxonomy, we found differences according to the age for most of the pornographic content explored (e.g., sexual intercourse with opposite-sex partners
[71.6–84.5% in males and 70.2–89.5% in females]). Finally, we found that age conditions the way in which preference for
different pornographic content increases the risk of excessive and problematic use.
Conclusions Pornography consumption is frequent in different age groups, although it varies depending on age and content.
In addition, some particular pornographic contents were identified that increase the risk of developing an addiction in different developmental stages.
Policy Implications This study provides a preliminary foundation for identifying the unique characteristics of pornography
use in different age groups as well as content related to increased problematic use. [-]
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Sex Res Soc Policy (2022)Funder Name
Universitat Jaume I de Castellón | the Consellería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes de la Comunidad Valenciana (España)
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P1.1B2012-49 | P1.1B2015-82 | ACIF/2018/241
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