Youth Encounters with Internet Pornography: A Survey of Youth, Caregiver, and Educator Perspectives

The Nature and Dynamics of Internet Pornography Exposure for Youth

We examined exposure to Internet pornography before the age of 18, as reported by college students (n = 563), via an online survey. Ninety-three percent of boys and 62% of girls were exposed to online pornography during adolescence. Exposure prior to age 13 was relatively uncommon. Boys were more likely to be exposed at an earlier age, to see more images, to see more extreme images (e.g., rape,...

Self-efficacy for seizure management and youth depressive symptoms: Caregiver and youth perspectives

The aims of this study were to (1) compare caregiver and youth measures of self-efficacy for seizure management (SESM), as well as report of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in youth with epilepsy (YWE) and (2) examine the potential relationship between caregiver SESM and caregiver report of depressive symptoms in YWE. Seventy-seven YWE ages 9-17 completed the Children's Depression Inv...

Regulating Youth Access to Pornography

Internet safety education for youth: stakeholder perspectives

BACKGROUND Internet use is nearly ubiquitous among US youth; risks to internet use include cyberbullying, privacy violations and unwanted solicitation. Internet safety education may prevent these negative consequences; however, it is unclear at what age this education should begin and what group is responsible for teaching this topic. METHODS Surveys were distributed to key stakeholders in yo...

Unwanted and wanted exposure to online pornography in a national sample of youth Internet users.

OBJECTIVE The goal was to assess the extent of unwanted and wanted exposure to online pornography among youth Internet users and associated risk factors. METHODS A telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 1500 youth Internet users aged 10 to 17 years was conducted between March and June 2005. RESULTS Forty-two percent of youth Internet users had been exposed to online porno...