By Hysen Sisco
Teens practice risky sexual behavior shown in media
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the recent influx of research exposing the harms of pornography consumption, another new study, published in Belgium, found that sexting among teens is “significantly associated with pornography use.” The study also found that “adolescents who visit sexually explicit Web sites are more likely to have permissive sexual attitudes … and to engage in risky sexual behavior.”
Researchers Joris Van Ouytsel, Koen Ponnet, and Michel Walrave conducted the study by surveying 329 Belgian high school students with an average age of 16. Their study was published in the December 2014 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
“Porn use among children is destroying childhood,” said Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of Morality in Media. She said that the behaviors noted in this study are no different than what is seen as a result of porn use in the United States or in any other country. Hawkins warned, “Pornography use has created a public health crisis yet to be adequately addressed by governments or the public at large. This crisis has profoundly negative consequences for every child caught up in the world of porn.”
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