Alejandro Quintas-Hijós, Carlos Peñarrubia-Lozano, Juan Carlos Bustamante
Analysis of the applicability and utility of a gamified didactics with exergames at primary schools: Qualitative findings from a natural experiment
PloS one
purpose mass media play important role socialization youth given expanding nature accessibility internet may forefront education however extent internets impact adolescent sexual attitudes behaviors yet known methods total 433 adolescents completed anonymous survey health center new york city crosssectional survey assessed internet accessibility exposure sexually explicit web sites sews sexual behaviors sexually permissive attitudes results participants 96 internet access 554 reported ever visiting sew logistic regression analyses revealed adolescents exposed sews likely multiple lifetime sexual partners or18 ci12 29 one sexual partner last 3 months or18 ci11 31 used alcohol substances last sexual encounter or28 ci15 52 engaged anal sex or20 ci12 34 adolescents visit sews display higher sexual permissiveness scores compared never exposed 23 vs 19 p 001 indicating permissive attitude conclusions exposure internet pornography potential implications adolescent sexual relationships number partners substance use sews serve educational purpose create opportunity adults engage adolescents discussions sexual health consumption internet material longitudinal research needed evaluate exposure sews influences youth attitudes sexual behaviors