Young People's Intentional and Unintentional Encounters with Internet Pornography in Australia.

ABSTRACT: Amidst the increased online engagement of adolescents, a growing global body of literature has examined adolescents' encounters with internet pornography (IP). Though prevalence rates vary across studies, collectively the literature suggests that most adolescents have encountered IP. However, there is a lack of recent Australian research regarding adolescents' encounters with IP, in particular research that distinguishes between intentional and unintentional encounters. The present study provides updated evidence on the prevalence of intentional and unintentional encounters with IP among Australian adolescents (n = 1004, 16-18 years) and examines sociodemographic characteristics associated with encounters. Approximately 75% of adolescents reported having ever encountered IP, with 40% of ad

SUBMITTER: Minihan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature