Psychological and Forensic Challenges Regarding Youth Consumption of Pornography: A Narrative Review

dc.contributor.authorGassó, A. M., & Bruch-Granados, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-11T18:16:21Z
dc.date.available2022-04-11T18:16:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractNowadays, technology has become part of the daily activities of a large part of the population. Many of the activities and development and socialization processes of minors and young people have been transferred to the online world, generating attention and concern from the educational, scientific, and forensic communities. One of the most worrying issues derived from this new online world is the consumption of pornography by teens. The objective of this literature review is to draw attention to the consequences and emotional disturbances derived from the consumption of pornography in young people, as well as the forensic implications of this phenomenon, among which are paraphilias, perpetration, and victimization of sexual assaults, and the development of new forms of online sexual victimization. The main findings suggest that the first contact with pornography starts at the age of 8 years old, with important behavioral and psychological consequences, such as hypersexualization, emotional disturbances, and the perpetuation of gender inequality. Furthermore, pornography consumption by youth has been linked to the exacerbation of paraphilias, an increase in sexual aggression perpetration and victimization, and, finally, it has been linked to an increase in online sexual victimization. Implications and future lines of research are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGassó, A. M., & Bruch-Granados, A. (2021). Psychological and forensic challenges regarding youth consumption of pornography: a narrative review. Adolescents, 1(2), 108-122.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/1/2/9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5383
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectpornography exposureen_US
dc.subjectonline sexual exploitationen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectSpainen_US
dc.titlePsychological and Forensic Challenges Regarding Youth Consumption of Pornography: A Narrative Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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