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Generation XXX

Pornography Acceptance and Use Among Emerging Adults

Jason S. Carroll

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, jcarroll{at}byu.edu.

Laura M. Padilla-Walker

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Larry J. Nelson

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Chad D. Olson

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Carolyn McNamara Barry

Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore

Stephanie D. Madsen

McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland

This study examined correlates of pornography acceptance and use within a normative (nonclinical) population of emerging adults (individuals aged 18—26). Participants included 813 university students (500 women; M age = 20 years) recruited from six college sites across the United States. Participants completed online questionnaires regarding their acceptance and use of pornography, as well as their sexual values and activity, substance use, and family formation values. Results revealed that roughly two thirds (67% ) of young men and one half (49%) of young women agree that viewing pornography is acceptable, whereas nearly 9 out of 10 (87%) young men and nearly one third (31%) of young women reported using pornography. Results also revealed associations between pornography acceptance and use and emerging adults' risky sexual attitudes and behaviors, substance use patterns, and nonmarital cohabitation values. The discussion considers the implications of pornography use during the transition to adulthood.

Key Words: pornography • emerging adulthood • sexually explicit material • risk behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23, No. 1, 6-30 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0743558407306348
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