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Examining the impact of legal pornography on children

Study details

Year: 2016
Scope: National
Countries: United Kingdom
Methodology: Empirical research – Mixed methods
Methods of data collection: Survey; Focus group
Researched Groups: Children
Children Ages: Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old); Adolescents (14-18 Years old)
Funder: NSPCC
Funder Types: NGO (Advocacy, Charity, Consumer organization)
Has Formal Ethical Clearance: Yes
Consents: Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children
Informed Consent: Consent obtained
Ethics: Ethical issues flagged in the paper
URL: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MDX-NSPCC-OCC-Online-Pornography-Report.pdf

Goals

Investigates how seeing online pornography influenced those who watched it, and to what degree, if any, the attitudes of those adolescents altered with repeat viewings.

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