Table 2.
Strong Agreement or Agreement with statements related to the use of sexually explicit online media (SEOM) by sexually explicit media use among 14 to 17 year old sexual minority males in the United States (N = 206)
| Ever viewed sexually explicit media | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N = 206 n (%) |
Yes n = 177 n (%) |
No n = 29 n (%) |
χ2 | |
| Online porn... | ||||
| affects the way young males who are interested in sex with male partners think about sex | 184 (89) | 161 (91) | 23 (79) | 3.5 |
| makes it seem like it’s appropriate for young males who are interested in sex with male partners to be sexually active | 162 (79) | 138 (78) | 24 (83) | 0.3 |
| makes it seem as if most young males who are interested in sex with male partners are having sex | 139 (68) | 122 (69) | 17 (59) | 1.3 |
| makes it seem like popular people have sex | 139 (68) | 114 (65) | 25 (86) | 5.2* |
| makes it seem like few young males who are interested in sex with male partners choose abstinence | 114 (56) | 95 (54) | 19 (66) | 1.3 |
| makes it seem like nobody uses condoms | 103 (50) | 81 (46) | 22 (79) | 10.4** |
| The way people behave in online porn makes it seem like sexually transmitted infections rarely happen | 170 (83) | 146 (82) | 24 (83) | 0.0 |
| Sexual behaviors shown in online porn affect the way young males who are interested in sex with male partners my age behave | 168 (82) | 151 (86) | 17 (59) | 12.4** |
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01.