RE: Impact of pornography on children

["Niki Delson" <niki@xxxxxxxxx>]

Children's exposure to sexual content in the media has increased both in the
explicitness of sexual activity and the amount of viewing time - that is
true for television, movies, MTV and song lyrics. Though not about
pornography per se, the article
"Mass media influences on sexuality" in the Journal of Sexual Research Feb,
2002 http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2372/1_39/87080439/p1/article.jhtml?
see Mitchell, E.G.., Finkelhor, D. and Walk, J.  THE EXPOSURE OF YOUTH TO
UNWANTED SEXUAL MATERIAL ON THE INTERNET A National Survey of Risk, Impact,
and Prevention in  YOUTH & SOCIETY, Vol. 34 No. 3, March 2003 330-358
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/Exposure_risk.pdf


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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
smfoley@bigpond.net.au
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 3:47 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Re: Impact of pornography on children


Hello Frank
I am very interested in your request as I have had some recent discussion
about this in regard to a particular case. My search has led me to wonder if
in fact there is now an increased tolerance of exposure of children to
sexual images and pornography - a change from 15 years ago when this was
definitely included as a form of sexual abuse. I understand from some
colleagues that there may be a link to sexualised behaviour of vulnerable
young people - vulnerable because of family conflict or family violence as
much as other factors - but if there is any data or other clinical opinion
on this and other effects, I would also like to know!
Regards
Sue Foley
Consultant Social Worker

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Vandervort" <vort@umich.edu>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:55 AM
Subject: Impact of pornography on children


> I wonder if anyone could point me in the direction of any research looking
> at the impact of exposure to pornography on children? I would be
especially
> interested to know if any research has been done on children's exposure to
> child pornography (perhaps as a precursor to actual sexual abuse?). Also,
I
> can find no research on the impact on a child if her or his image is
> "morphed" using computer technology from an innocent depiction into a
> pornographic one, is anyone aware of such research?
>
> I would appreciate any guidance or suggestions.
>
> Frnk Vandervort
>
> Program Manager
> Michigan Child Welfare Law Resource Center
> 611 Church Street, Suite 4C
> Ann Arbor, Michigan  48104-3000
> P: (734) 998-9191
> F: (734) 998-9190
>