Is pornography use a risk for adolescent well-being? An examination of temporal relationships in two independent panel samples

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Is pornography use a risk for adolescent well-being? An examination of temporal relationships in two independent panel samples

Sep 12, 2018 | Posted by ICAMH.org@gmail.com |

Kohut T, Štulhofer A. Plos One. Published: August 10, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202048

Despite concerns about the effect of pornography use on adolescent wellbeing, this study of two independent samples of Coratian adolescents (N=455, N=858) over time found no association between porngraphy use and subjective wellbeing. Surprisingly, pornography use was associated with increased self-esteem and symptoms of anxiety and depression in females within one cohort. In the other cohort, low self-esteem in females led to subsequently increased pornography use. Replication of this study in different populations is needed before any conclusions can be drawn.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202048

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Is pornography use a risk for adolescent well-being? An examination of temporal relationships in two independent panel samples

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