Citation

Malamuth NM, Addison T, Koss MP. Annu. Rev. Sex Res. 2000; 11: 26-91.

Affiliation

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1538, USA. nmalamut@ucla.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Publisher Informa-Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

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PMID

11351835

Abstract

In response to some recent critiques, we (a) analyze the arguments and data presented in those commentaries, (b) integrate the findings of several metaanalytic summaries of experimental and naturalistic research, and (c) conduct statistical analyses on a large representative sample. All three steps support the existence of reliable associations between frequent pornography use and sexually aggressive behaviors, particularly for violent pornography and/or for men at high risk for sexual aggression. We suggest that the way relatively aggressive men interpret and react to the same pornography may differ from that of nonaggressive men, a perspective that helps integrate the current analyses with studies comparing rapists and nonrapists as well as with cross-cultural research.

Language: en