Adolescents' experience with sex on the web: Results from online focus groups

Kenzie A. Cameron; Laura F. Salazar; Jay M. Bernhardt; Nan Burgess-Whitman; Gina M. Wingood; Ralph J. DiClemente

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.10.006

Adolescents' experience with sex on the web: Results from online focus groups

Kenzie A. Cameron^*, Laura F. Salazar, Jay M. Bernhardt, Nan Burgess-Whitman, Gina M. Wingood, Ralph J. DiClemente

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Abstract

To discover adolescent Internet users' experiences with, exposure to, and perceptions of sexually oriented websites (SOW) and sexually explicit websites (SEW), four web-based focus groups (N = 40) were conducted. Participants (ages 14-17) reported high levels of exposure to SEW and SOW, which was intentional for some and unsolicited for others. Female adolescents found SEW to be socially distasteful; some adolescent males avoided SEW while others were willing consumers. Participants believed exposure to SEW had no influence on them, and reported that their parents were unaware of what they view online. Future research should explore the effects of exposure to SEW and to SOW and mediating factors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	535-540
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Adolescence
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.10.006
State	Published - Aug 2005

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This study was supported by a grant from the Center for Mental Health research on AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health (1 R01 MH63696) to the last author.

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Psychology
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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