Consumption of Cyber Pornography among Indian Adolescents:Prevalence and Gender Differences

The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence and gender differences in consumption of cyber pornography among adolescent pupils. This study was conducted using a representative sample of 344 (172 males & 172 females) adolescent pupils (aged 15-18 years). Cyber pornography use inventory (CPUI) was used to get the data from the sample. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used to analyze the data. Results of the study revealed that a large number of adolescent pupils (82.7%) consumed cyber pornography and there existed significant gender differences between male and female adolescent pupils in context of cyber pornography consumption. Results also revealed that male adolescent pupils were more likely to consume cyber pornography in comparison to female adolescent pupils.