Internet Porn Means Loveless Sex - November 23, 2007
Is Internet Pornography A Normal Part of Growing Up?
Psychologists Are Researching the Effects of Internet Porn on Teens and Pre-Teens
Psychologists Are Researching the Effects of Internet Porn on Teens and Pre-Teens
Sociologist David Finkelhor, PhD and director of the University of New Hampshire's Crime Against Children Research Center states that although there have been drops in crime, teen pregnancy and declines in run-a-ways, other studies are beginning to show a relationship between Web porn use among teens and the view of sex as a purely physical function with women viewed as sex objects.
This is according to an article called Web Pornography's Effect on Children by Tori DeAngelis in the November 2007 issue of Monitor on Psychology, which is a journal published by The American Psychological Association. Finkelhor is a lead researcher in this area. He states that the more realistic the material is, the more it seems to influence the views of teens. Jochen Peter, PhD and a communications researcher at the University of Amsterdam cautions that limited studies on this subject make it difficult to state whether or not access to Internet porn causes certain views and behavior, however, he and another researcher Patti M. Valkenburg, PhD have found some correlation.
In a Dutch study of 471 Dutch teens between the ages of 13 and 18, teens who reported that they sought out Internet porn also reported that they viewed sex as a function such as eating or drinking-just physical with no emotional attachment or affection necessary. The study was published in the December 2006 Journal of Communication. This study also established a relationship between porn activity and the attitude described; the more realistic material seemed to be responsible for the more extreme views about sex as recreation only.
Source - Associated Content
This is according to an article called Web Pornography's Effect on Children by Tori DeAngelis in the November 2007 issue of Monitor on Psychology, which is a journal published by The American Psychological Association. Finkelhor is a lead researcher in this area. He states that the more realistic the material is, the more it seems to influence the views of teens. Jochen Peter, PhD and a communications researcher at the University of Amsterdam cautions that limited studies on this subject make it difficult to state whether or not access to Internet porn causes certain views and behavior, however, he and another researcher Patti M. Valkenburg, PhD have found some correlation.
In a Dutch study of 471 Dutch teens between the ages of 13 and 18, teens who reported that they sought out Internet porn also reported that they viewed sex as a function such as eating or drinking-just physical with no emotional attachment or affection necessary. The study was published in the December 2006 Journal of Communication. This study also established a relationship between porn activity and the attitude described; the more realistic material seemed to be responsible for the more extreme views about sex as recreation only.
Source - Associated Content