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Technological Advancements and Internet Sexuality: Does Private Access to the Internet Influence Online Sexual Behavior?
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
2012 (English)In: CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, ISSN 2152-2715, E-ISSN 2152-2723, Vol. 15, no 8, p. 386-390Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether demographic characteristics and sexual behavior online and offline were associated with private, respectively, nonprivate access to the Internet in a Web sample of people who use the Internet for sexual purposes. A total of 1,913 respondents completed an online questionnaire about Internet sexuality, and 1,614 reported using the Internet for sexual purposes. The majority of these respondents reported having access to an Internet-connected computer no one else had access to (62 percent women and 70 percent men). The results showed that it is possible to differentiate between those who have access to an Internet-connected computer no one else has access to and those who have shared access to an Internet-connected computer. Not only did they differ in demographic characteristics, but also in the sexual activities they engaged in on the Internet. Different patterns were found for women and men. For example, men who had private access to Internet-connected computers were more likely than those who had shared access to seek information about sexual issues. Thus, having access to Internet computers no one else has access to may promote sexual knowledge and health for men. The results of this study along with the technological development implies that in future research, attention should be paid to where and how people access the Internet in relation to online behavior in general and online sexual behavior in particular.

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Mary Ann Liebert, 2012. Vol. 15, no 8, p. 386-390
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-4550DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0188ISI: 000307865200002PubMedID: 22823598Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84865212379Local ID: 15650OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-4550DiVA, id: diva2:1401382
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