Clinician perceptions of media use by male sex-offending, conduct-disordered, and normal youth.

摘要

Sexual offenses by youth have been increasing. The literature recognizes media as a socializer, yet few studies examine nonpornographic media and youthful sex-offending. The purpose of this research was to survey the perceptions of clinicians as to the use of media type and content for male sex-offending, conduct-disordered, and normal youth. The questionnaire was completed by 78 American clinicians from 30 states specializing in the treatment of youthful sex offenders.Means, standard deviations, and percentages were calculated, which provided descriptive data. Male sex-offending and conduct-disordered youth are believed by clinicians to be more frequent consumers of aggressive, explicit, and sexually violent media than are normal youth. Conduct-disordered youth are seen as preferring aggressive media, while sex-offending youth are viewed as more likely to choose explicit or sexually violent media.