ABSTRACT

Although considerable research has examined the antecedents of adolescents’ pornography use (PU), little data exist on the underlying mechanisms of problematic pornography use (PPU) in adolescence. To bridge this gap, the current longitudinal study examined the long-term associations between adolescent boys’ PU frequency, PPU, and theory-based predictors of PPU. Testing three conceptual models (the moral incongruence, out of control, and mood management models), we examined the relative contributions of impulsivity, depression/anxiety symptoms, and religiosity to PPU, controlling for PU over time. The analysis was conducted using a panel sample of 337 Croatian men (M_age = 15.9 years, SD = 0.52). Latent growth curve modeling showed that baseline levels of, and subsequent growth in PU predicted later higher levels of PPU, irrespective of participants’ religiosity, negative emotions, and impulsivity. Baseline higher levels of negative emotions and impulsivity predicted higher levels of PPU three years later, even after controlling for the growth in PU over time. Religiosity moderated the association between changes in PU and PPU. Growth in PU resulted in higher PPU among more religious adolescents, compared to their less religious peers. This study’s findings support all three conceptual models explaining PPU in adults and may guide clinical work with adolescents seeking help for PPU.

摘要

尽管大量研究检查了青少年使用色情内容（PU）的前因，但有关青少年使用色情内容（PPU）的潜在机制的数据很少。为了弥合这一差距，当前的纵向研究检查了青春期男孩的PU频率，PPU和基于PPU的理论预测因子之间的长期关联。通过测试三个概念模型（道德不一致，失控和情绪管理模型），我们检查了冲动性，抑郁/焦虑症状和宗教信仰对PPU的相对贡献，并控制了一段时间内的PU。使用的337名克罗地亚语男性（一个面板样品进行的分析中号_年龄 =15.9年，SD = 0.52）。潜在增长曲线模型表明，无论参与者的宗教信仰，负面情绪和冲动性如何，PU的基线水平和随后的增长都预测PPU的水平会更高。基线较高的负面情绪和冲动性预测三年后PPU也会较高，即使在控制PU随着时间的增长之后也是如此。宗教信仰缓和了PU和PPU变化之间的关联。与宗教信仰较少的青少年相比，宗教信仰的青少年中PU的增长导致较高的PPU。这项研究的发现支持所有三种解释成人PPU的概念模型，并可能指导寻求PPU帮助的青少年的临床工作。