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Itsaso Biota1, Maria Dosil-Santamaria2, Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon3
1Department of Education Sciences, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
Young people start consuming pornography around age 10, often to satisfy curiosity, highlighting a need for better sexual education. This consumption is linked to societal sexism and impacts gender equality goals.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
- Public Health
Background:
- Violence against women is a global issue linked to gender inequality and structural sexism.
- Pornography consumption, particularly among youth, perpetuates sexism and contributes to violence against women.
- Sustainable Development Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality, which is hindered by these societal issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze pornography consumption patterns among young people.
- To investigate the effects of pornography on young individuals.
- To examine the relationship between pornography consumption and affective-sexual education.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 280 students (ages 18-37) in northern Spain participated.
- Data was collected using the Survey on Affective-sexual Education and Pornography.
- Snowball sampling was employed for participant recruitment.
Main Results:
- The average age for starting pornography consumption is 10.4 years.
- Curiosity is the primary motivator for consumption; males consume more, often for masturbation.
- 20.5% found their sexual education inadequate, relying on peers for information.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need to enhance affective-sexual education in schools.
- Early and normalized pornography consumption by youth requires educational intervention.
- Pornography consumption's impact on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 is significant.
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