The role of educational briefings in mitigating effects of experimental exposure to violent sexually explicit material: A meta‐analysis

Allen, Mike; D'Alessio, Dave; Emmers, Tara M.; Gebhardt, Lisa

doi:10.1080/00224499609551825

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“…These results support findings of Malamuth and Check (1984) regarding effectiveness of debriefings after exposure to violent pornography and the findings of Intons-Peterson and colleagues (1989) on rape education (see also Allen et al, 1996). In Malamuth and Check's research, participants who were exposed to violent rape portrayals followed by a debriefing demonstrated less acceptance of rape myths than participants who viewed no violent pornography prior to the same debriefing.…”

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“…In this paper, we examine an intervention that aims to sensitize users to the antisocial messages that may be present in Internet SEM in order to help them resist potential negative effects of exposure to such content. The current research is driven by a review of the existing conceptual (e.g., Fisher & Barak, 1989;Malamuth, 1989;Malamuth et al, 2000) and empirical (e.g., Allen, D'Alessio, & Brezgel, 1995;Allen, Emmers, et al, 1995;Malamuth et al, 2000) literature on possible negative effects of exposure to SEM and on the potential benefits of an educational approach (e.g., Allen, D'Alessio, Emmers, & Gebhardt, 1996) to addressing such effects.…”

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A Computer-Based Educational Intervention to Address Potential Negative Effects of Internet Pornography

Isaacs¹,

Fisher²

2008

Communication Studies

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To assess the impact of a computer-based educational intervention to counteract negative effects of Internet pornography, 150 undergraduate males were randomly assigned to view violent and degrading pornography, with or without an educational intervention, or to a no pornography and no intervention control condition. Participants responded to dependent measures assessing rape myth acceptance, attraction to sexual aggression, and evaluations of sexually explicit materials. Contrary to expectations, no negative effects of exposure to pornography were observed on any dependent measures. Exposure to the educational intervention, however, decreasedattraction to sexual aggression and resulted in participants becoming more sensitive to and rejecting of violence in pornography. Results indicate that exposure to violent and degrading pornography, in combination with an educational intervention that addresses the themes that characterize such material, may be effective in reducing positive reactions to depictions of sexual violence.There has been much debate over the potential negative effects of exposure to sexually explicit media (SEM), and a considerable amount of research has been devoted to this issue. Empirical findings regarding the assertion that exposure to pornography may have negative effects on men's attitudes and behaviors have been

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A Computer-Based Educational Intervention to Address Potential Negative Effects of Internet Pornography

Isaacs¹,

Fisher²

2008

Communication Studies

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“…In 1996, a survey was conducted of some 1,500 articles that dealt with the effects of pornography (Allen, D'Alessio, Emmers, & Gebhart, 1996). Yet very few of those articles examined in detail the potential impact of pornography on individuals who were incarcerated.…”

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The Role of Pornography in Sexual Offending

Bensimon¹

2007

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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“…First, there is strong and consistent meta‐analytic evidence that, among adults, exposure to sexually explicit material is associated with sexual attitudes and behaviors (Allen, D’Alessio, & Brezgel, 1995; Allen, Emmers, Gebhardt, & Giery, 1995). Second, meta‐analyses have demonstrated that, in noncriminal samples, exposure to sexually explicit material is less strongly related to physiological arousal and subsequent sexual behavior than in criminal samples (Allen, D’Alessio, & Emmers‐Sommer, 1999; Hall, Shondrick, & Hirschman, 1993; Lalumiere & Quinsey, 1994). This suggests that the function of sexually explicit material may differ in noncriminal and criminal samples.…”

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Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Online Material and Recreational Attitudes Toward Sex

Peter

Valkenburg

2006

Journal of Communication

162

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Previous research has largely ignored the implications of adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit online material for their sexual attitude formation. To study whether adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit material on the Internet is related to recreational attitudes toward sex, we conducted an online survey among 471 Dutch adolescents aged 13–18. In line with an orientation 1 – stimulus – orientation 2 – response (O1‐S‐O2‐R) model, we found a pattern of multiple mediated relationships. Male adolescents (O1) used sexually explicit online material (S) more than female adolescents, which led to a greater perceived realism of such material (O2). Perceived realism (O2), in turn, mediated the relationship between exposure to sexually explicit online material (S) and recreational attitudes toward sex (R). Exposure to sexually explicit online material, then, is related to more recreational attitudes toward sex, but this relationship is influenced by adolescents’ gender and mediated by the extent to which they perceive online sexual material as realistic.

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The role of educational briefings in mitigating effects of experimental exposure to violent sexually explicit material: A meta‐analysis

Cited by 42 publications

References 17 publications

A Computer-Based Educational Intervention to Address Potential Negative Effects of Internet Pornography

A Computer-Based Educational Intervention to Address Potential Negative Effects of Internet Pornography

The Role of Pornography in Sexual Offending

Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Online Material and Recreational Attitudes Toward Sex

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