Pornography

TY - ENCYC

T1 - Pornography

AU - Hald, Gert Martin

AU - Malamuth, Neil

PY - 2015/3/26

Y1 - 2015/3/26

N2 - The following is a review of pornography consumption patterns and effects of pornography on attitudes, cognitions, and behaviors. The review shows that pornography is widely circulated and used; predominately nonviolent pornography is used; main media outlets for consumption are the Internet, videos/DVDs, television, and magazines; and most often pornography is watched at home, either alone or with a regular sexual partner. Further, although causality cannot be conclusively established, an increasing amount of diverse empirical evidence suggests a variety of associations between pornography and certain cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors for a subgroup of users. This implies that possible links between pornography and certain cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors are moderated by individual and contextual differences.

AB - The following is a review of pornography consumption patterns and effects of pornography on attitudes, cognitions, and behaviors. The review shows that pornography is widely circulated and used; predominately nonviolent pornography is used; main media outlets for consumption are the Internet, videos/DVDs, television, and magazines; and most often pornography is watched at home, either alone or with a regular sexual partner. Further, although causality cannot be conclusively established, an increasing amount of diverse empirical evidence suggests a variety of associations between pornography and certain cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors for a subgroup of users. This implies that possible links between pornography and certain cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors are moderated by individual and contextual differences.

U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45034-8

DO - 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45034-8

M3 - Encyclopedia chapter

SP - 613

EP - 618

BT - International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

A2 - Wright, James

PB - Elsevier

CY - Oxford

ER -