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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Attitudinal Effects of Degrading Themes and Sexual Explicitness in Video Materials

Jeffrey A. Golde

Department of Psychology, 390 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Donald S. Strassberg

Department of Psychology, 390 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, strassberg{at}psych.utah.edu

Charles M. Turner

Department of Psychology, 390 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Kristie Lowe

Department of Psychology, 390 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

This study examined the independent and interactive effects of sexual explicitness and degrading themes toward women on mens' attitudes following exposure to video presentations of male-female interactions. Subjects were 83 male college students who viewed video vignettes under one of four stimulus conditions: (a) sexually explicit/degrading, (b) sexually explicit/nondegrading, (c) nonexplicit/degrading, and (d) nonexplicit/nondegrading. Results revealed that men exposed to degrading material, regardless of explicitness, were significantly more likely to express attitudes supportive of rape, while explicitness had no significant main or interactive effect on these attitudes. Further, the interaction of explicitness with degradation was found to impact scores on a measure of sexual callousness. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Key Words: pornography • sexually explicit media • sex callousness • rape supportive attitude.

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 12, No. 3, 223-232 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200305
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