ABSTRACT

Policymakers are considering initiatives to reduce potential harms of pornography, including educational and legislative approaches. In determining the appropriateness of policies, however, it is important to consider community attitudes. We conducted an online survey with a convenience sample of 1272 young people aged 15–29 in Australia, recruited via social media. Seventy-four per cent reported having watched pornography in the past year. Participants were asked whether they believed that pornography was harmful, and whether they supported or opposed five different kinds of initiatives. Most (65%) believed that pornography was ‘harmful for some people but not everyone’, 11% believed it was ‘harmful for everyone’, 7% harmful for children only, and 17% believed it was not harmful. Eighty-five per cent supported school-based pornography education, 57% supported national education campaigns about pornography, 22% supported a national filter to block all access to pornography, 63% supported requiring condom use in all pornography, and 66% supported banning violence in pornography. Extended responses demonstrated that despite general support for policies, many participants were concerned about how these would be implemented, for example, with respect to the content of education and definitions of violence. Participants wanted initiatives to be implemented in a way that did not introduce harm or shame pornography users.

摘要

政策制定者正在考虑采取措施减少色情的潜在危害，包括教育和立法方法。然而，在确定政策的适当性时，重要的是要考虑社区的态度。我们对澳大利亚 1272 名 15-29 岁的年轻人进行了一项在线调查，这些样本是通过社交媒体招募的。74% 的人报告说在过去一年里看过色情片。参与者被问及他们是否认为色情是有害的，以及他们是否支持或反对五种不同的倡议。大多数（65%）认为色情“对某些人有害，但对所有人有害”，11% 认为“对所有人有害”，7% 只对儿童有害，17% 认为无害。85% 支持校本色情教育，57% 的人支持关于色情的全国教育运动，22% 的人支持国家过滤器以阻止所有色情内容的访问，63% 的人支持要求在所有色情内容中使用安全套，66% 的人支持禁止色情内容中的暴力。广泛的答复表明，尽管政策得到普遍支持，但许多参与者担心这些政策将如何实施，例如在教育内容和暴力定义方面。参与者希望以不会对色情用户造成伤害或羞辱的方式实施举措。广泛的答复表明，尽管政策得到普遍支持，但许多参与者担心这些政策将如何实施，例如在教育内容和暴力定义方面。参与者希望以不会对色情用户造成伤害或羞辱的方式实施举措。广泛的答复表明，尽管政策得到普遍支持，但许多参与者担心这些政策将如何实施，例如在教育内容和暴力定义方面。参与者希望以不会对色情用户造成伤害或羞辱的方式实施举措。