PhD project This project examines adolescent attitudes toward pornography, the implications of being filmed for pornography, pathways into pornography, and implications for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
This project is one of the first to move beyond an exclusive focus on consumption and instead examine the impact of pornography on young people from a holistic perspective. By deepening our understanding of young people’s attitudes toward pornography, the lived experience and consequences of being filmed, and the pathways into production, this research equips clinicians, social workers, educators, law-enforcement professionals, NGOs, and decision-makers with the knowledge they need to improve victim identification, strengthen prevention efforts, and deliver trauma-informed interventions.
Being filmed or photographed for pornography is an increasingly common form of sexual exploitation affecting young people today, as internet technologies have enabled the creation, exchange and selling of pornographic content online. While previous research has focused on the effects of pornography consumption on young people, far less is known about their attitudes and experiences being exploited in pornography production. This doctoral project aims to fill that gap by examining adolescent attitudes toward pornography, the implications of being filmed for pornography, pathways into pornography, and implications for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
The specific aims are:
