Pornography consumption and its impact on attitudes and behaviors in ecuadorian university students
Abstract
The new information and communication technologies have allowed access without any filter to sexuality content on the Internet, especially pornography, which constitutes a source of information and whose consumption has consequences both individually and relationally. Within this framework, the objective of the present study was to collect information in the population aged 18 to 25 on pornography in general, exposure, current use and its possible consequences on sexual attitudes and behaviors. The study was carried out in two phases: in the first, of a qualitative nature, 82 semi-structured group interviews were carried out with 122 women and 120 men; in the second, quantitative, 590 young people filled out an online survey (56.4% female; 43.6% male). The results of the interviews link pornography to issues of easy Access, Incitement of children and adolescents to an early awakening of sexual curiosity and Affectation, especially in sexuality. The survey results show that 78% of young people have been exposed to pornography at least once in their life, generally during early adolescence, and that there is a current consumption at 44.58% of the sample. In addition, the results show an impact of seeing pornography on attitudes towards pornography, sexual relations and pleasure. The consequences also occur in the sexual behaviors that porn users have with their partner during a sexual relationship, since they report having performed some violent behaviors without authorization from it in a significantly superior way to people who do not see pornography. It is concluded that pornography has negative consequences on sexuality, and on the importance of being able to counteract the information that it conveys with formal sexual education.
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