Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 59-69 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Psychology of Women Quarterly |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology