An Interdisciplinary Definition of Pornography: Results from a Global Delphi Panel

McKee, A; Byron, P; Litsou, K; Ingham, R

An Interdisciplinary Definition of Pornography: Results from a Global Delphi Panel

McKee, A

Byron, P

Litsou, K Ingham, R

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Citation:: Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	McKee, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-2061	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Byron, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6591-3060	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Litsou, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ingham, R	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-09-12	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-0002	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136982
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, The Author(s). In interdisciplinary investigations into the relationships between pornography and its audiences, the issue of how to define the object of study is more complex than in studies situated within a single discipline. A Delphi panel of 38 leading pornography researchers from a wide range of disciplines was asked about various topics, including the definition of pornography. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of two rounds of survey responses suggested two different and—at first sight—incompatible definitions operating. The first was “Sexually explicit materials intended to arouse.” The second was a culturally relative definition suggesting pornography has no innate characteristics. This technical report suggests that we should encourage researchers to choose which definition they want to use in a self-reflective way depending on the needs of the project, so long as they make it explicit and justify their decision.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Archives of Sexual Behavior	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10508-019-01554-4	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology	en_US
dc.title	An Interdisciplinary Definition of Pornography: Results from a Global Delphi Panel	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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© 2019, The Author(s). In interdisciplinary investigations into the relationships between pornography and its audiences, the issue of how to define the object of study is more complex than in studies situated within a single discipline. A Delphi panel of 38 leading pornography researchers from a wide range of disciplines was asked about various topics, including the definition of pornography. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of two rounds of survey responses suggested two different and—at first sight—incompatible definitions operating. The first was “Sexually explicit materials intended to arouse.” The second was a culturally relative definition suggesting pornography has no innate characteristics. This technical report suggests that we should encourage researchers to choose which definition they want to use in a self-reflective way depending on the needs of the project, so long as they make it explicit and justify their decision.

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