Extent Matters: Exposure to Sexual Material Among Czech Adolescents

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, Jan ŠEREK, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Extent Matters: Exposure to Sexual Material Among Czech Adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence. 2013, vol. 33, No 8, p. 1048-1071. ISSN 0272-4316. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431613483004.

Basic information

• Original name: Extent Matters: Exposure to Sexual Material Among Czech Adolescents
• Authors: ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jan ŠEREK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Early Adolescence, 2013, 0272-4316.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.200
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/13:00066420
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431613483004
• UT WoS: 000325474100003
• Keywords in English: internet; sexual content; traditional sexual media; early adolescence; EU Kids Online II

Abstract

Adolescents use media that exposes them to sexual material. This study focused on adolescents in the Czech Republic, a country with relatively high rates of exposure to sexual material (ESM). A sample of adolescents aged 11 to 15 years (N = 495) taken from the project EU Kids Online II was examined for predictors of the following: frequency of ESM, place of ESM, and, for online ESM, the types of sites. The only predictors of sporadic ESM were age and excessive Internet use, while age, gender, sensation seeking, and excessive Internet use were predictors of frequent ESM. Age and excessive Internet use were predictors only of ESM online, while age, gender, emotional problems, sensation seeking, and excessive Internet use were predictors of ESM in online and offline environments. High ESM is linked to adolescent vulnerability and also to adolescent psychosexual development. The implications of these findings are discussed in this article.

Links

• EE2.3.20.0184, research and development project: Name: Vytvoření interdisciplinárního týmu v oblasti výzkumu internetu a nových médií
• GAP407/11/0585, research and development project: Name: Rizika používání internetu pro děti a adolescenty

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Risks of Internet Use for Children and Adolescents