With rapid development of the Internet, much attention has been paid to the problem of children exposed to Internet pornography. Existing detection techniques, which mainly focus on pornography content analysis have gained much success. However, they still meet challenges in practical Web environment due to the great computational costs and the difficulties in dealing with various pornography f...

While the supply of child pornography through the World Wide Web has been frequently speculated upon, the demand has not adequately been explored. Quantification and qualification of the demand provides forensic examiners a behavioral basis for determining the sophistication of an individual seeking child pornography. Additionally, the research assists an examiner in searching for and presentin...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict tendency to Internet pornography in married men based on difficulty in emotion regulation with mediating role of impulsivity and experiential avoidance.  Method: The participants recruited via advertising banners posted on some of the most popular social networking Apps in Iran. A final sample of 123 married men in Isfahan city participated i...

Seigfried-Spellar, Kathryn C. Ph.D., Purdue University, August 2011. The Role of Individual Differences in Predicting the Type of Images Collected by Internet Child Pornography Consumers. Major Professor: Marcus K. Rogers. The current study was the first to analyze the relationship among psychological characteristics, personality, and the types of images preferred or collected by selfreported c...

The purpose of this paper is to argue for the need for systematic empirical information systems research within the field of digital child pornography. This research area is today primarily driven by non-technical disciplines. This paper argues that without the IS perspective an adequate understanding of the role of ICT, its use and effects for child pornography cannot be obtained. The IS persp...

The explosive growth in access to the Internet has led to a commensurate increase in the availability, anonymity, and affordability of pornography. An emerging body of research has shown associations between pornography and certain behaviors and attitudes; yet, how pornography actually influences these outcomes has not been documented. In two studies (Study 1 N = 969; Study 2 N = 992) we examin...

The purpose of the present study was to explore the extent to which men and women in the general population report sexual interest in children and to examine distinct developmental experiences associated with self-reported sexual interest. Participants (262 females and 173 males) were recruited online and completed a questionnaire assessing sexual interest and adverse childhood experiences. Amo...

Online child pornography is an unintended aspect of the widespread adoption of information and communications technologies. Child pornography involves the sexual abuse of children on a global basis. It appears that a once limited trade has seen remarkable growth, with the potential to intrude into the homes and workplaces of all those connected to the internet. Occasionally, exposure to this fo...

We examined exposure to Internet pornography before the age of 18, as reported by college students (n = 563), via an online survey. Ninety-three percent of boys and 62% of girls were exposed to online pornography during adolescence. Exposure prior to age 13 was relatively uncommon. Boys were more likely to be exposed at an earlier age, to see more images, to see more extreme images (e.g., rape,...