Influence of impulsivity on adolescents’ pornography use

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of impulsive traits of adolescent on pornography use through the analysis of the Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) longitudinal survey data collected in Shanghai, and to provide evidence for adolescent sexual health promotion. Methods Totally 1 512 students from grades 6 to 8 in three middle schools in a district of Shanghai were selected for the present study by stratified cluster sampling method. Baseline and two-wave follow-up investigation were conducted between 2017 and 2020. Three waves of pornography use and social demographic information were collected using electronic questionnaire through tablets while impulsivity were tested only once during the follow-up in 2018 using the paper and pencil based Barratt Impulsivity Scale, version11 (BIS-11). General statistical description and panel data statistical description, as well as multilevel mixed effect linear model were used to do the analysis. Results About 32.7% (494) of the adolescents reported the experience of watching pornography in three-wave analysis. Boys were more impulsive than girls in the motor subscale (16.33±3.25, 15.66±2.93, t = 4.13, P 3 h/d 的青少年观看色情片的频率更髙 ( P 值均<0.01)。 结论 青少年观看色情片与冲动性特质具有稳定的关联。应针对这一年龄青少年进行合理疏导, 使之具有在良莠不齐的 媒体世界中明辨是非的能力。