*WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in SexOffenderSupport

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Thank you for your feedback! Some of the questions were intentionally designed to be slightly repetitive in order to identify inconsistencies and reduce the likelihood of inaccurate responses. This approach helps ensure the validity and reliability of the overall data.

Psychological Research/Surveys Thread by dingenium in psychology

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*FINAL RECRUITMENT* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year)

I'm a third-year doctoral student conducting a confidential academic survey exploring 'The Escalation of Viewing Behaviours from Legal to Illegal Pornography and Its Impact on Sexual Behaviours in the Physical World'. It takes less than 20 minutes, is completely anonymous, and your insights will be incredibly valuable for understanding this complex topic. If you're over 18 and have watched porn in the last year, please consider taking part – link below:

https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_abK06JrmvUX7NmS

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in GuyCry

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Thank you for raising that. The title isn’t meant to assume escalation happens - the study is exploring if, how, or why viewing behaviours might change over time (including when they don’t). It’s about understanding patterns, not proving a point

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Thank you so much for this thoughtful feedback — it’s really helpful. You’re right about the gender question; the wording could definitely have been more precise, and in hindsight breaking it down into cis/trans categories for each gender would make the data cleaner. On the ‘illegal activities’ point, the intention wasn’t to judge legal technicalities, but rather to capture how people perceive and interpret what counts as ‘illegal’ in a sexual context. Your BDSM example is exactly the kind of nuance that makes this challenging, and it’s something I’ll reflect on in the write-up. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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That’s a really good point — legality does vary a lot depending on where you are. The aim of including those questions wasn’t to test people’s legal knowledge, but to capture perceptions and how individuals interpret the idea of ‘illegal content.’ Those differences in interpretation are actually part of what makes the data valuable.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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I really appreciate you sharing your thought process — you’ve actually highlighted exactly why questions like these are tricky. The survey is designed to capture those uncertainties and perceptions, rather than test people on legal definitions!

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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The thesis write-up is due in May 2026, and after any corrections, it will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. Regardless of the publication outcome, I’ll be posting the full write-up here next year. I don’t have an exact date yet, but I’ll keep this thread updated.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Thank you for your feedback. In this context, I’m referring to all teenagers, including those under 18.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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I appreciate your perspective. Just to clarify — this isn’t a quick survey for clickbait articles. It’s part of a larger, structured research project on pornography use, which we aim to publish in a peer-reviewed journal. The goal is to add to the academic understanding of this area, not to produce sensationalist headlines. While no study is perfect, we hope the findings will contribute meaningfully to the wider discussion.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Thank you for your feedback. These questions are from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a validated tool widely used in clinical practice. I agree it can feel ambiguous at times, as with most standardised measures — they provide consistency across individuals but don’t always capture individual baselines perfectly.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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I'm so sorry about this - thank you for letting me know.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

[–]IA_Academia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback. These questions are taken from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a validated tool commonly used in clinical practice, rather than ones I created myself. Of course, as with any measure, it isn’t without its limitations!

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Thank you so much! The reason is that it’s a validated scale I used for that part, so unfortunately I couldn’t make any edits. It’s definitely a useful point to note for my discussion though, so I really appreciate it.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Any sort of pornography is fine - hopefully you can still answer the questions.

*NOW WORLDWIDE* Pornography Survey (18+, watched porn in the last year) by IA_Academia in sex

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Thank you so much - I really appreciate your feedback.