Victim's response and alcohol-related factors as determinants of women's responses to violent pornography

Jeanette Norris; Kelly Cue Davis; William H. George; Joel Martell; Julia R. Heiman

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00123.x

Victim's response and alcohol-related factors as determinants of women's responses to violent pornography

Jeanette Norris, Kelly Cue Davis, William H. George, Joel Martell, Julia R. Heiman

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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)
Pages (from-to)	59-69
Number of pages	11
Journal	Psychology of Women Quarterly
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00123.x
State	Published - Mar 1 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Gender Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
General Psychology

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