Pornography

Youth exposure to pornography and violent web sites

Summary:
This presentation explores youth exposure to x-rated material, including examination of unwanted and wanted exposure and comparisons of online and offline exposure. Also explored is exposure to violence online, including hate sites, death sites, sites depicting scenes of war, death,terrorism, and cartoon sites.
Findings for exposure to x-rated material include:
- Older youth and boys are more [...]

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This is your brain on DOPA: THE DATA

Summary:
This presentations uses findings from the Growing up with Media Study and the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS and YISS2) to discuss:
1. Experiences:
     – Internet harassment and bullying
     – Unwanted sexual solicitation
2. Exposures:
     – Unintentional and intentional access to pornography
     – Access of other violent web site content
Findings:
- About one in three youth targeted by [...]

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The Internet, pornography, and youth

Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Youth Internet Safety Survey (YISS and YISS2) to explore the question of:
1. What are the personal characteristics of youth who seek out pornography?
Findings:
- The vast majority of minors who use the Internet to look for sexual images are likely 14 years of age and older.
- Some youth who report [...]

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