Minihan Savannah, Burton Melanie, Giunta Katherine, Villegas Laureen, Nicholas Mariesa
eSafety Commissioner, Sydney, 6009, Australia.
Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Apr;54(4):1575-1588. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03109-2. Epub 2025 Mar 17.
Amidst the increased online engagement of adolescents, a growing global body of literature has examined adolescents' encounters with internet pornography (IP). Though prevalence rates vary across studies, collectively the literature suggests that most adolescents have encountered IP. However, there is a lack of recent Australian research regarding adolescents' encounters with IP, in particular research that distinguishes between intentional and unintentional encounters. The present study provides updated evidence on the prevalence of intentional and unintentional encounters with IP among Australian adolescents (n = 1004, 16-18 years) and examines sociodemographic characteristics associated with encounters. Approximately 75% of adolescents reported having ever encountered IP, with 40% of adolescents first encountering it under the age of 13 and accidentally. Most adolescents (63%) indicated that they encountered IP monthly or more often. Older adolescents, boys, sexually diverse adolescents, and disabled young people, were more likely to have ever encountered IP. Sexually diverse adolescents, young people with disability, and those who spoke a language other than English at home were also significantly more likely to first encounter IP at a younger age. Girls were more likely than boys to report first encountering IP unintentionally and were also more likely to report subsequent accidental encounters with IP. Conversely, boys were more likely to report encountering IP intentionally and recurrently. Finally, participants who reported being under 13 years of age when they first encountered IP were more likely to report recurrent and intentional encounters with IP. Our findings indicate that IP is highly visible in the online lives of Australian adolescents, with many encounters likely occurring unintentionally. Evidently, more stringent measures are needed on online platforms to prevent adolescents from unintentionally encountering IP.
在青少年网络参与度不断提高的背景下，全球越来越多的文献研究了青少年接触网络色情内容（IP）的情况。尽管不同研究中的患病率有所不同，但总体而言，文献表明大多数青少年都接触过IP。然而，澳大利亚近期缺乏关于青少年接触IP的研究，尤其是区分有意和无意接触的研究。本研究提供了关于澳大利亚青少年（n = 1004，16 - 18岁）有意和无意接触IP的患病率的最新证据，并研究了与接触相关的社会人口学特征。约75%的青少年报告曾接触过IP，其中40%的青少年在13岁以下首次意外接触到IP。大多数青少年（63%）表示他们每月或更频繁地接触IP。年龄较大的青少年、男孩、性取向多元的青少年和残疾青年更有可能曾接触过IP。性取向多元的青少年、残疾青年以及在家中说英语以外语言的人也明显更有可能在较年轻的时候首次接触IP。女孩比男孩更有可能报告首次无意接触IP，并且也更有可能报告随后意外接触IP。相反，男孩更有可能报告有意且反复接触IP。最后，报告首次接触IP时年龄在13岁以下的参与者更有可能报告反复和有意接触IP。我们的研究结果表明，IP在澳大利亚青少年的网络生活中非常常见，许多接触可能是无意发生的。显然，需要在在线平台上采取更严格的措施，以防止青少年无意接触IP。
