Victim's Response and Alcohol-Related Factors as Determinants of Women's Responses to Violent Pornography

Women suffer a variety of detrimental effects from exposure to violent pornography. This study examined the role of specific situational cues embedded within a violent pornographic story, as well as alcohol consumption and alcohol expectancies, to determine potential mechanisms through which these e...

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Published in:Psychology of women quarterly 2004-03, Vol.28 (1), p.59-69
Main Authors: Norris, Jeanette, Davis, Kelly Cue, George, William H., Martell, Joel, Heiman, Julia R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Alcohol
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol related
Alcohol related expectations
Alcohol use
Between-subjects design
Cues
Drinking
Drinking behavior
Drinks
Factorial experiments
Females
Feminism
Feminist psychology
Gender
Mineral water
Pleasure
Pornography
Pornography & obscenity
Psychological distress
Psychology
Responses
Sexuality
Substance use
USA
Victims
Victims of Crime
Victims of violence
Violence
Violent pornography
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:Women suffer a variety of detrimental effects from exposure to violent pornography. This study examined the role of specific situational cues embedded within a violent pornographic story, as well as alcohol consumption and alcohol expectancies, to determine potential mechanisms through which these effects occur. Female social drinkers (N = 123), recruited from the community at large, participated in a between-subjects factorial experiment varying two situational cues—victim response (pleasure vs. distress) and story character beverage consumption (alcohol vs. mineral water)—and participant beverage consumption (alcohol vs. placebo vs. tonic). Results indicate that participants' identification with the victim plays a key role in affecting their responses and that alcohol-related factors appear to exacerbate the negative impact of pornography.
ISSN:0361-6843
1471-6402
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00123.x