Pornography consumption and non-marital sexual behaviour in a sample of young Indonesian university students
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Using a sample of Indonesian university students and a cross sectional design, this study investigated prevalence rates and patterns of pornography consumption in Indonesia, a religious, sexually conservative, Muslim-majority nation with strict anti-pornography laws. Further, the association between pornography consumption and common non-marital sexual behaviours was explored. The study found that in this sample, pornography is as widely and readily consumed as in comparable international studies predominantly utilising Western background samples from more sexually liberal and less religious countries with very few laws on pornography. Gender differences in patterns of pornography consumption were pronounced and comparable with findings in international counterpart studies. For men only, pornography consumption was found to significantly predict common sexual behaviours in non-marital relations. The study is the first to provide insights into prevalence rates and patterns of pornography consumption and its association with common non-marital sexual behaviours in a sexually conservative, Muslim-majority nation with strict anti-pornography laws.
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Despite the 2008 anti-pornography law, the use of the internet for pornography in Indonesia is still problematic and worrisome.
“Despite this law, the use of the internet for pornography is still problematic and worrisome.⁴”
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The paper’s Discussion (page unavailable in our copy) reports that pornography was widely consumed in its sample of Indonesian university students despite strict anti-pornography laws, and cautiously suggests that the 2008 law may be less effective than intended. It does not establish that internet pornography use across Indonesia remains problematic or worrisome; the claim extends beyond the study’s sample and states a judgment the paper does not make. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMen tend to be more exposed to pornography than women.
“Most junior high school students had been exposed to pornography, and men tended to be more exposed to it. 1,4”
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Most junior high school students in Indonesia had been exposed to pornography.
“Most junior high school students had been exposed to pornography, and men tended to be more exposed to it. 1,4”
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- Authors
- Hald, G. M., & Mulya, T. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Surabaya (ID)
- Corresponding author
- Hald, Gert Martin
- Venue
- Culture, Health & Sexuality
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-06-20
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 981-996
- ISSN
- 1369-1058 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-5351
- OpenAlex
- W2005864859
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Culture Health & Sexuality (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Ubaya Repository (University of Surabaya) (acceptedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sex work and related issues
- Keywords
- pornography use, university students, gender differences, Muslim-majority countries, Indonesia
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Erotica, Female, Humans, Indonesia, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Sex, Sexual Behavior, Sex Factors, Students, Universities, Young Adult
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