Grooming, Child Abuse, & Child Sexual Exploitation

Open Access: No.

Abstract

The way we access pornography has certainly changed over time, as has the depth and breadth of pornographic content. Yet, despite decades of research on the effects of pornography, far less is known about specific genres, consumption patterns, and the characteristics of those consuming varying types of content. Utilizing Google search trends and image searches, this research explores the interest and relationships at the macro level within the niche of youth-oriented pornography. Results indicate that interest varies based on gender, age, geographic origin, and income. Future research and policy implications based upon the findings are discussed.

Relevance

“We found that there has been a significant increase in the rate of interest within teenage pornography, amateur pornography, and Hentai inspired pornography…Clearly the interest in. youth-oriented pornography has increased over the past decade.”

Moreover, “there appears to be a substantial amount of interest in. youth-oriented pornography in the United States. No doubt in today’s internet-based world, there remains the potential for ‘‘child’’ pornography in amateur pornography to be posted online, as there is no overall regulation of those types of images uploaded by anonymous individuals from their personal devices.”

Citation

Walker, A., Makin, D. A., & Morczek, A. L. (2016). Finding Lolita: A comparative analysis of interest in youth-oriented pornography. Sexuality & Culture, 20(3), 657–683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-016-9355-0