The Impact of Pornography on Children

1. How pervasive and at what ages are teens typically exposed to pornography? In what

contexts are they typically exposed?

2. Is there a relationship between the exposure to pornography and the involvement in

violent or sexual crimes or other forms of delinquency?

3. What are some of the psychological effects on adolescents and young adults of

pornography? Is the same for males as females?

4. Does exposure to pornography effect the individual’s capacity for interpersonal intimacy

and their ability to have healthy reciprocal sexual relations?

5. Is pornography related to other social or criminal problems?

6. What are the neurological correlates of pornography? Is it addictive? How is that manifest?

7. Does pornography have an effect on marriage and families? Are there safe or appropriate

levels of usage for adults?

8. How does pornography effect developing individual’s understanding of sexuality in general

as well as their own self-image and sexual self-development?

9. What could or should be done about this problem from the point of view of parents,

teachers and society in general?

10. How is this problem related to other issues such as technology and child maltreatment?