Aggression and Sexual Behavior in Best-Selling Pornography Videos: A Content Analysis Update

AUTHOR(S)

Bridges, Ana J.; Wosnitzer, Robert; Scharrer, Erica; Sun, Chyng F.; and Liberman, Rachael

PUBLISHED

2010 in Violence Against Women, Vol. 16(10), pp. 1065-1085

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study analyzed the content in best-selling pornography videos and found that 88% of scenes contained physical aggression and 48% of scenes contained verbal aggression.
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Child Molesters—A Behavioral Analysis: For Professionals Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children

AUTHOR(S)

Lanning, Kenneth V.

PUBLISHED

2010 in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

KEY FINDINGS
  • This report on common behviors in child molestors indicates, among other findings, that predators often use pornography to groom their victims by lowering children's inhibitions and normalizing sexual violence.
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Pornography and Attitudes Supporting Violence Against Women: Revisiting the Relationship in Nonexperimental Studies

AUTHOR(S)

Hald, Gert Martin; Malamuth, Neil M.; and Yuen, Carlin

PUBLISHED

2010 in Aggressive Behavior, Vol. 36, pp. 14–20

KEY FINDINGS
  • This meta-analysis study showed an overall significant positive association between pornography use and attitudes supporting violence against women in nonexperimental studies.
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