Pornography Use in Adolescents and Its Clinical Implications
Farré, Josep M. (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Montejo, Angel L. (Universidad de Salamanca)
Agulló, Miquel (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)
Chiclana Actis, Carlos (Unidad de Sexología Clínica y Salud Sexual, Consulta Dr. Carlos Chiclana, Madrid)
Villena, Alejandro (Unidad de Sexología Clínica y Salud Sexual, Consulta Dr. Carlos Chiclana, Madrid)
Maideu, Eudald (Hospital de Campdevanol, Girona)
Sánchez, Marta (Consorci d'Educació de Barcelona)
Fernández-Aranda, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Mestre-Bach, Gemma (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))

Date:	2020
Abstract:	(1) Background: The Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM) suggests that pornography use effects are conditional and they depend on dispositional, developmental, and social differential susceptibility variables. This framework also highlights that the differential susceptibility variables act as predictors of pornography use and as moderators of the effect of pornography on criterion variables. (2) Methods: By administering a survey to n = 1500 adolescents, we tested whether these assumptions were met. (3) Results: Pornography use was related to being male and older, having a bisexual or undefined sexual orientation, higher substance use, being non-Muslim, and reporting sexual interest and the use of the media to obtain sexual information. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that higher levels in the criterion variables were directly related to pornography use, older age, substance use, and being women. Some mediational links also emerged. Pornography use mediated between the age and criterion variables. Moreover, substance use mediated the association between age and gender with the criterion variables. (4) Conclusions: Our findings support the clinical applicability of the theoretical DSMM framework. Knowing adolescent pornography consumers' profiles and the impact of pornography on this population would allow for the designing of more effective prevention and regulation proposals.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación RTI2018-101837-B Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI17/01167
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Sexuality ; Adolescents ; Pornography ; Porn ; Gender ; Risky behaviors
Published in:	Journal of clinical medicine, Vol. 9 (november 2020) , ISSN 2077-0383

DOI: 10.3390/jcm9113625
PMID: 33187153

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