Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 2: 76-79

Psychopathological Aspects of the Exposure of Children and Adolescents to Sexual Contents in Mass Media

doc. MUDr. Igor Ondrejka PhD1, Bc. Ivan Farský2, MUDr. Milan Spitka3
1 Psychiatrická klinika MFN a UK JLF v Martine
2 Ústav ošetrovateľstva JLF UK, Martin
3 Psychiatrické oddelenie NsP, Trstená

In this article there are shown possible connections between exposure of children and adolescents to sexual contents in the mass media and psychopathological symptomatology. Exposure of children and adolescents to pornographic content can have negative effect on their psychosexual and personality development, too. The mass media may be especially important for young people as they are developing their own sexual attitudes and patterns of behavior, and as parents and schools remain reluctant to discuss sexual topics.

Keywords: Key words: mass media, sex, psychopatology, childhood, adolescence.

Published: April 1, 2006  Show citation

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Ondrejka I, Farský I, Spitka M. Psychopathological Aspects of the Exposure of Children and Adolescents to Sexual Contents in Mass Media. Psychiatr. praxi. 2006;7(2):76-79.
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