Pornography and sexual aggression: are there reliable effects and can we understand them?

In response to some recent critiques, we (a) analyze the arguments and data presented in those commentaries, (b) integrate the findings of several meta-analytic summaries of experimental and naturalistic research, and (c) conduct statistical analyses on a large representative sample. All three steps...

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Publicado en:Annual Review of Sex Research Vol. 11; pp. 26 - 92
Autores principales: Malamuth, Neil M., Addison, Tamara, Koss, Mary
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2000
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Sumario:In response to some recent critiques, we (a) analyze the arguments and data presented in those commentaries, (b) integrate the findings of several meta-analytic summaries of experimental and naturalistic research, and (c) conduct statistical analyses on a large representative sample. All three steps support the existence of reliable associations between frequent pornography use and sexually aggressive behaviors, particularly for violent pornography and/or for men at high risk for sexual aggression. We suggest that the way relatively aggressive men interpret and react to the same pornography may differ from that of nonaggressive men, a perspective that helps integrate the current analyses with studies comparing repists and nonrapists as well as with cross-cultural research. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.