Understanding the impact of pornography consumption on the developmental of youth

For over a decade, technology has significantly changed how youth have come into contact and consumed sexually explicit material. Its influence is shaping sexual expectations and norms, with serious implications for young people’s capacity to understand and negotiate their own sexual developmental. Research continues to reveal its impact on the developing brain and its subsequent effects on other developmental trajectories such as social and biological. The following presentation will address the impacts of pornography on youth and the implications for interventions.