title: Factors Associated With Exposure to Violent or Degrading Pornography Among High School Students.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze pornography exposure in a sample of 702 Italian adolescents (46% males; mean age = 18.2, SD = 0.8). Among male students, 11% were not exposed, 44.5% were exposed to nonviolent material, and 44.5% were exposed to violent/degrading material. Among female students, 60.8% were not exposed, 20.4% were exposed to nonviolent material, and 18.8% were exposed to violent/degrading material. Among males, adjusted odds ratio (AdjOR) of exposure to violent/degrading pornography were higher if using alcohol, having friends who sell/buy sex, and taking sexual pictures. Females who were victims of family violence, attending technical/vocational schools, and taking sexual pictures had higher AdjOR of watching violent pornography; smoking and having friends who sell/buy sex were associated with both nonviolent and violent/degrading exposure. Exposure to violent/degrading pornography is common among adolescents, associated with at-risk behaviors, and, for females, it correlates with a history of victimization. School nurses have a pivotal role in including discussions about pornography in interventions about relationships, sexuality, or violence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Social and Community Psychology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy romito@univ.trieste.it.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romito
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Social and Community Psychology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beltramini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: adolescents; gender differences; high school; pornography; school health services; school nursing; violence