Aggression and Sexual Behavior in Best-Selling Pornography Videos: A Content Analysis Update

• NCJ Number: 232264
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 16 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2010 Pages: 1065-1085
• Author(s): Ana J. Bridges; Robert Wosnitzer; Erica Scharrer; Chyng Sun; Rachael Liberman
• Date Published: October 2010
• Length: 21 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study performed a systematic content analysis of the top-circulating adult videos so as to highlight the themes and messages portrayed in this work.

Abstract

This current study analyzes the content of popular pornographic videos, with the objectives of updating depictions of aggression, degradation, and sexual practices and comparing the study's results to previous content analysis studies. Findings indicate high levels of aggression in pornography in both verbal and physical forms. Of the 304 scenes analyzed, 88.2 percent contained physical aggression, principally spanking, gagging, and slapping, while 48.7 percent of scenes contained verbal aggression, primarily name-calling. Perpetrators of aggression were usually male, whereas targets of aggression were overwhelmingly female. Targets most often showed pleasure or responded neutrally to the aggression. Tables, appendix, notes, and references (Published Abstract)