Dr. Hald said: "Our data suggest th

Dr. Hald said:

"Our data suggest that other factors such as personal dispositions-specifically sexual sensation seeking-rather than consumption of sexually explicit material may play a more important role in a range of sexual behaviors of young adults, and that the effects of sexually explicit media on sexual behaviors in reality need to be considered in conjunction with such factors."



Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, added:

"It has been 65 years since Kinsey first published on sexual behaviors, yet researchers continue to avoid this area of science. It is important to have factual information in order to make educated decisions."



Patricia Greenfield, UCLA psychology professor and director of UCLA's Children's Digital Media Center, found that kids who are not seeking pornography on the internet are frequently inadvertently exposed to it when searching for a perfectly appropriate subject.

According to an article published in Pediatrics (September 2012 issue), teenagers involved in sexting are more likely to be involved in sexually explicit behaviors.

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