Pornography Use and Perceived Gender Norms Among Young Adolescents in Urban Poor Environments: A Cross-site Stud

dc.contributor.authorYu, C., Kågesten, A. E., De Meyer, S., Moreau, C., van Reeuwijk, M., & Lou, C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-15T15:28:17Z
dc.date.available2022-04-15T15:28:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPurpose The purpose of the study is to assess the prevalence of pornography use and its association with a range of perceived gender norms among adolescents aged 10–14 years across five urban poor settings globally. Methods The study includes 9,250 adolescents aged 10–14 years from Belgium, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, and Indonesia, as part of the Global Early Adolescent Study. We examined the percentage of pornography use by sex and site and conducted multivariate logistic regressions to examine the relation between gender norm perceptions and pornography use, adjusting for individual, family, peer, and media exposures. Results Ever-use of pornography ranged from 14.5% in Ecuador to 33.0% in Belgium and was more common among boys than girls. Overall, boys who perceived greater permissiveness about romantic relations, adolescents who engaged in such relations, and adolescents who assumed that their friends were sexually active had greater pornography exposure. Pornography use did not systematically correlate with unequal gender norms. Such correlations only exist among boys in two Asian sites, where a supportive school environment, more caregiver awareness, and/or neighborhood cohesion were related to less pornography use. Conclusions Pornography use is a gendered experience that begins in early adolescence. Although factors of pornography use vary across the social context, the exposure to pornography has become a normative part of adolescent sexuality development. Young people, especially those from where sexuality remains taboo, need the ability to critically process information and avoid potential risks associated with pornographic gendered and sexual stereotypes, calling for comprehensive sexuality education programs to help them build the knowledge and confidence they need.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYu, C., Kågesten, A. E., De Meyer, S., Moreau, C., van Reeuwijk, M., & Lou, C. (2021). Pornography use and perceived gender norms among young adolescents in urban poor environments: A cross-site study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 69(1), S31-S38.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X21001191
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5395
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Adolescent Healthen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectpornography exposureen_US
dc.subjecteffectsen_US
dc.subjectgender normsen_US
dc.subjectsexual healthen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titlePornography Use and Perceived Gender Norms Among Young Adolescents in Urban Poor Environments: A Cross-site Studen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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