Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Bevier 167, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
School of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Arch Sex Behav. 2023 Oct;52(7):2845-2857. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02618-2. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
Among adolescents, engagement in risky sexual behavior is an important public health concern. Research has begun to explore the impact of adolescents' online experiences with their social and behavioral health as approximately 95% of adolescents have access to a smartphone connected to the internet. However, little research has specifically examined how online experiences impact sexual risk behaviors among adolescence. To fill gaps in the existing research, the current study sought to investigate the association between two potential risk factors and three sexual risk behavior outcomes. We examined how experiencing cybersexual violence victimization (CVV) and using pornography during early adolescence was associated with condom use, birth control use, and use of alcohol and drugs before sex among U.S. high school students (n = 974). Additionally, we explored multiple forms of adult support as potential protective factors of sexual risk behaviors. Our findings suggest that CVV and porn use may be associated with risky sexual behaviors for some adolescents. In addition, parental monitoring and support from adults at school may be two ways to support healthy adolescent sexual development.
在青少年中，性行为风险是一个重要的公共卫生关注点。研究已经开始探索青少年的在线体验对其社会和行为健康的影响，因为大约 95%的青少年都可以使用连接互联网的智能手机。然而，很少有研究专门研究在线体验如何影响青少年的性行为风险。为了填补现有研究的空白，本研究旨在调查两个潜在风险因素与三种性行为风险结果之间的关联。我们研究了青少年早期经历网络性暴力侵害（CVV）和使用色情内容与使用避孕套、避孕药以及性行为前使用酒精和毒品之间的关系，研究对象为美国高中生（n=974）。此外，我们还探讨了多种形式的成人支持作为保护青少年性行为健康的潜在因素。我们的研究结果表明，CVV 和色情内容的使用可能与一些青少年的性行为风险有关。此外，父母的监督和学校成人的支持可能是支持青少年健康性发展的两种方式。
