Asian Journal of Communication
Volume 9, 1999 – Issue 1
Ven‐hwei Lo , Edward Neilan , Mine‐ping Sun & Shoung‐Inn Chiang
Pages 50-71 | Published online: 18 May 2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01292989909359614
Abstract
This article examines the use of pornographic media by Taiwanese high school students, and explores the effects of exposure to such on their attitudes and behaviour in terms of sexual permissiveness.
The results of this research indicate that more than 90 per cent of the students interviewed had at least some exposure to a variety of pornography, with males reporting significantly higher exposure frequencies than females. The results also show that exposure to pornographic media has significant effects on high school students’ sexual permissiveness and nonexclusive sexual attitudes and behaviour.