Correlates of attitudes toward sexual harassment among early adolescents

Strouse, Jeremiah S.; Goodwin, Megan Pauline; Roscoe, Bruce

doi:10.1007/bf01544280

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“…Currently, most "effects" research in this area has focused on whether exposure to these images encourages men to adopt stereotypical views about gender or about women in general; little has focused on men's views of women's body functions. In existing findings, frequent, regular exposure to genres high in sexual content, such as music videos, and deeper levels of media involvement, were both associated with men's being more accepting of traditional gender ideologies (e.g., Morgan, 1982;Strouse, Goodwin, & Roscoe, 1994;Ward, 2002). Experimental studies have yielded similar outcomes.…”

Section: Media Messages and The Sexual Objectification Of Women's Bodiesmentioning

confidence: 71%

Breasts Are for Men: Media, Masculinity Ideologies, and Men’s Beliefs About Women’s Bodies

2006

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Although masculinity ideology (MI) has been shown to predict men's sexual risk-taking, less is known about MI's contribution to men's beliefs about women and their sexual bodies. Accordingly, we examined associations between masculine ideology, media consumption, and men's attitudes about women's reproductive body functions among a sample of 656 undergraduate men. Participants completed measures assessing their endorsement of traditional gender ideologies, their levels of media exposure and engagement, and their attitudes toward childbirth and breastfeeding. It was hypothesized that media use would contribute to traditional MI, and that traditional MI would contribute to negative views about breastfeeding and childbirth. Results supported these individual connections, but not a mediated model. Discussion focuses on implications of these findings for women's lives.

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Section: Media Messages and The Sexual Objectification Of Women's Bodiesmentioning

confidence: 71%

Breasts Are for Men: Media, Masculinity Ideologies, and Men’s Beliefs About Women’s Bodies

2006

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“…In a study of Canadian teenagers with an average age of 14, there was a correlation between boys' frequent consumption of pornography and their agreement with the idea that it is acceptable to hold a girl down and force her to have sex (Check, 1995). Among US boys and girls aged 11 to 16, greater exposure to R-and X-rated fi lms was related to stronger acceptance of sexual harassment (Strouse et al, 1994). Among Italian adolescents aged 14 to 19, there were associations between pornography use and sexually harassing a peer or forcing someone into sex (Bonino et al, 2006).…”

Section: Attitudes and Behaviours Related To Sexual Violence Perpetramentioning

confidence: 97%

The harms of pornography exposure among children and young people

Flood

2009

Child Abuse Review

188

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Exposure to pornography is routine among children and young people, with a range of notable and often troubling effects. Particularly among younger children, exposure to pornography may be disturbing or upsetting. Exposure to pornography helps to sustain young people's adherence to sexist and unhealthy notions of sex and relationships. And, especially among boys and young men who are frequent consumers of pornography, including of more violent materials, consumption intensifi es attitudes supportive of sexual coercion and increases their likelihood of perpetrating assault. While children and young people are sexual beings and deserve age-appropriate materials on sex and sexuality, pornography is a poor, and indeed dangerous, sex educator. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.KEY WORDS: pornography; sexuality; violence; boys C hildren and young people are routinely exposed to pornography. They encounter sexually explicit images while on the Internet, some watch X-rated videos and, like adults, they live in a culture increasingly saturated in sexualised representations. What is the impact among children and young people of exposure to pornography? This article explores the likely effects of children's and young people's exposure to sexually explicit media. It argues that while there are disagreements over how to judge pornography's effects, pornography exposure can lead to emotional disturbance, sexual knowledge and liberalised attitudes, shifts in sexual behaviour, and sexist and objectifying understandings. Particularly for boys and young men, the use of pornography may exacerbate violence-supportive social norms and encourage their participation in sexual abuse.This review focuses on children's and young people's exposure to pornography, rather than children in pornography,

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“…It seems reasonable, therefore, to expect an association between exposure to pornography and sexual harassment-related variables. Repeated exposure to offline pornography was found to be associated with higher tolerance of sexual harassment (Strouse, Goodwin, & Roscoe, 1994). In a study on factors affecting the perception of sexual harassment (Foulis & McCabe, 1997), people with more tolerant attitudes toward sexual harassment defined fewer episodes as sexual harassment.…”

Section: Perception Of Sexual Harassmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Use of Cyberpornography by Young Men in Hong Kong: Some Psychosocial Correlates

Lam

Chan

2006

Arch Sex Behav

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This study examined the prevalence of online pornography viewing and its psychosocial correlates among a sample of young Chinese men in Hong Kong. A total of 229 participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure their online pornography viewing, peer and parental influences, openness to experience, and various types of sex-related attitudes. Results showed that online pornography viewing was common and was strongly associated with peer influence and susceptibility to peer pressure. Moreover, participants who reported to have more online pornography viewing were found to score higher on measures of premarital sexual permissiveness and proclivities toward sexual harassment. Conceptual and applied implications of these findings are discussed.

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Correlates of attitudes toward sexual harassment among early adolescents

Cited by 52 publications

References 15 publications

Breasts Are for Men: Media, Masculinity Ideologies, and Men’s Beliefs About Women’s Bodies

Breasts Are for Men: Media, Masculinity Ideologies, and Men’s Beliefs About Women’s Bodies

The harms of pornography exposure among children and young people

The Use of Cyberpornography by Young Men in Hong Kong: Some Psychosocial Correlates

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