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"Basically...porn is everywhere" : a rapid evidence assessment on the effects that access and exposure to pornography has on children and young people Miranda A.H. Horvath, LLyan Alys, Kristina Massey, Afroditi Pina, Mia Scally and Joanna R. Adler

By: Horvath, Miranda A.H.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: [London: Office of the Children'sCommissioner, 2013Description: electronic document (88 p.): PDF file: 404 KB.Subject(s): CHILDREN | GENDER | GENDER DIFFERENCE | PORNOGRAPHY | UNITED KINGDOM | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSEOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: This Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) was commissioned by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) as part of its Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups (CSEGG). It was conducted by a consortium led by Middlesex University, to explore the effects that exposure and access to pornography have on children and young people.The authors include among their findings that: Access and exposure to pornography affect children and young people’s sexual beliefs. For example, pornography has been linked to unrealistic attitudes about sex; maladaptive attitudes about relationships; more sexually permissive attitudes; greater acceptance of casual sex; beliefs that women are sex objects; more frequent thoughts about sex; sexual uncertainty (e.g. the extent to which children and young people are unclear about their sexual beliefs and values); and ess progressive gender role attitudes (e.g. male dominance and female submission). Children and young people learn from and may change their behaviour due to exposure and access to pornography. (from the Executive Summary).
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This Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) was commissioned by the Office of the Children’s
Commissioner (OCC) as part of its Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups (CSEGG). It was conducted by a consortium led by Middlesex University, to explore the effects that exposure and access to pornography have on children and young people.The authors include among their findings that: Access and exposure to pornography affect children and young people’s sexual beliefs. For example, pornography has been linked to unrealistic attitudes about sex; maladaptive attitudes about relationships; more sexually permissive attitudes; greater acceptance of casual sex; beliefs that women are sex objects; more frequent thoughts about sex;
sexual uncertainty (e.g. the extent to which children and young people are unclear about their sexual beliefs and values); and ess progressive gender role attitudes (e.g. male dominance and female submission). Children and young people learn from and may change their behaviour due to exposure and access to pornography. (from the Executive Summary).