Table 3.
Sexually explicit online (SEOM) use characteristics among 14 to 17 year old sexual minority males who report viewing SEOM in the United States (N = 177)
| Methods of viewing | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Internet or online using a phone | 168 (95) |
| Internet or online using a computer | 139 (79) |
| Men-seeking men or dating websites or phone apps | 55 (31) |
| Magazines | 17 (10) |
| DVDs | 9 (5) |
| Reasons for viewing | |
| “I was horny at the time” | 161 (91) |
| “I wanted to orgasm or ‘get off’” | 147 (83) |
| “I wanted to learn about how men have sex with other men” | 115 (65) |
| “I used it because I was bored” | 91 (51) |
| “I used it for stress relief” | 88 (50) |
| “I used it out of habit or routine” | 63 (36) |
| “It helped me fall asleep faster” | 58 (33) |
| “I wanted to learn a new sex move to try in my own life” | 33 (19) |
| “I found it entertaining in a non-sexual way” | 34 (19) |
| “I used it to create a sexy environment for me and my sex partner” | 7 (4) |
| Sexual acts viewed | |
| Anal sex | 164 (93) |
| Oral sex | 162 (92) |
| Solo masturbation | 152 (86) |
| Mutual masturbation | 146 (82) |
| Vaginal sex | 123 (69) |
| Fetish | 120 (68) |
| Frequency of use | |
| ≥ 1 viewing per week | 150 (86) |
| > 15 minutes of viewing per session on average | 118 (70) |
| Sexual stimulation during use | |
| Masturbation | 172 (98) |
| Sexual activity with a partner | 21 (12) |
| What have you learned from SEOM | |
| What sexual behaviors I am interested in trying | 149 (84) |
| What types of partners I find attractive | 140 (79) |
| How to have sex with male partners | 132 (75) |
| About gay culture | 69 (39) |
| How to talk with male partners | 28 (16) |
| Agreed/strongly agreed with the following statements about SEOM | |
| It influences what I think sex should be like | 119 (68) |
| It influences what I think I should look like | 105 (60) |
| It influences what I think my sex partner(s) should look like | 80 (45) |
| Age of first viewing (M, SD) | 12 (1.8) |