The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia; and The Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia; and The Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Sex Health. 2024 Oct;21. doi: 10.1071/SH24096.
Background Parents play an important role in monitoring children's internet use, shaping their child's understanding of sex, and are key stakeholders in the development of sexual health education policies. Therefore, we investigated parents' awareness of and responses to children's pornography exposure. Methods We invited parents with children aged from 8 to 20years (n =1029) to complete an observational cross-sectional online survey about pornography and young people. Results A total of 48% of parents thought that young people view pornography rarely or never, and 21% agreed that watching pornography could be part of a healthy relationship for young people. Some parents (27%) were aware that their child had ever viewed pornography. Most parents (56%) acted on this by talking to their child, while others (10%) took no action, or restricted access to devices (6%). Discussing pornography was found to be strongly associated (P Conclusions These findings provide new insights for policy responses and can guide the development of tools to support parents to respond to their children's pornography exposure.
背景
父母在监控孩子上网、塑造孩子对性的理解方面起着重要作用，是制定性健康教育政策的重要利益相关者。因此，我们调查了父母对儿童色情内容暴露的认识和反应。
方法
我们邀请了年龄在 8 至 20 岁的儿童家长（n=1029）完成了一项关于色情内容和年轻人的观察性横断面在线调查。
结果
共有 48%的家长认为年轻人很少或从不观看色情内容，21%的家长同意观看色情内容可以成为年轻人健康关系的一部分。一些家长（27%）意识到自己的孩子曾经观看过色情内容。大多数家长（56%）通过与孩子交谈来对此采取行动，而其他家长（10%）则没有采取行动，或者限制孩子使用设备（6%）。研究发现，讨论色情内容与这些行动密切相关（P<0.001）。
结论
这些发现为政策应对提供了新的视角，并可以指导开发工具，以支持父母应对孩子的色情内容暴露。
