Attitude of Users on Internet Pornography

G. Maheswari

Nurse Specialist, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author Email: mahipraneeth@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

The sexual harassment and assaults against women are increasing in number in day today and negative impact of media is considered as the major reason for this. In order to assess the attitude on pornography, the descriptive study was conducted among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India. The 30 textile workers selected by snow ball sampling method were introduced observational check list on attitude on internet pornography. The result shows that none of the textile workers having positive attitude towards internet pornography, 27% of textile workers have neither positive nor negative attitude towards internet pornography and 73% of textile workers having negative attitude towards internet pornography. The chi – square value of attitude on pornography shows that there was no association between the demographic variables and attitude scores among textile workers. The researcher concluded that the most of them using internet pornography having negative attitude on its use. Avoid using of these websites can helps for healthy lifestyle and family life.

KEYWORDS: Attitude, internet pornography, textile workers, Karur district.

INTRODUCTION:

Pornography, as a visual (mis) representation of sexuality, distorts an individual’s concept of sexual relations by objectifying them, which, in turn, alters both sexual attitudes and behavior. It is a major threat to marriage, to family, to children, and to individual happiness. Married men who are involved in pornography feel less satisfied with their conjugal relations and less emotionally attached to their wives. Wives notice and are upset by the difference. Pornography use is a pathway to infidelity and divorce, and is frequently a major factor in these family disasters. Among couples affected by one spouse’s addiction, two-thirds experience a loss of interest in sexual intercourse.

Both spouses perceive pornography viewing as tantamount to infidelity. Pornography viewing leads to a loss of interest in good family relations. Pornography is addictive, and neuroscientists are beginning to map the biological substrate of this addiction. (Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. 2015)

NEED FOR THE STUDY:

In developed countries, 9/10 boys are exposed to some form of pornography before the age of 18, 6/10 girls are exposed to pornography before 18 years old, On average, a male’s first exposure to pornography is at 12 years old, 71% of teens have done something to hide what they do online from their parents and Teenage boys, 12-17 years old, have the highest risk of developing a porn addiction. Viewing pornography can have negative consequences on teenagers down the line, affecting both their psychological and physical wellbeing. These ramifications include:

· Increase in high-risk behaviors.

· Skewed view of the world.

· Decrease in ability to build healthy relationships.

· Normalization of sexual violence.

· Increase in aggression towards women.

(www.psychguides.com).

Many psychologists consider the Pornography definitely alters the attitude and perception of men about sexual intercourse and attitude on women. Their level of tolerance to abnormal sexual behavior in the sexual relationship was proved through many studies in the developed countries. In India the rate of internet pornography users even low comparing to developed countries, nowadays is because of technological development many are started to use pornography videos.

This study helps to know the negative impact of porn videos.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:

Descriptive study on attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Assess the type of attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

2. Find out the association between the attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable.

HYPOTHESIS:

1. There is significant positive attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

2. There is significant association between the attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable.

DELIMITATION:

1. Assess the attitude on internet pornography

2. Textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

METHODOLOGY:

· The research design: The descriptive research design was used

· Setting of the study: Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

· Research variable: Attitude on internet pornography

· Sample: Textile workers residing in Karur district.

· Sample Size: The total sample size is 30

· Sampling technique: Snow ball sampling technique was used.

· Tool for data collection: Observational checklist on attitude towards internet pornography

RESULTS:

Section A: Assess the type of attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

Table 1. The frequency and percentage distribution of attitude scores on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district

S.No	Content	Response
		Yes (1)		No (0)
		F	%	F	%
1.	Internet Pornography cause high addiction	26	87	4	7
2.	Internet Pornography degrades the women and their status in society	11	37	19	63
3.	Internet Pornography promotes violence against women in society	22	73	8	27
4.	Internet Pornography tending to increase sexual assaults	24	80	6	20
5.	Internet Pornography decreasing the use of condoms	20	67	10	33
6.	Internet Pornography increases premarital and extra marital affairs	20	67	10	33

Figure 1. The bar diagram showing the percentage of attitude on pornography among textile workers.

Table 2. Frequency and percentage distribution of overall positive and negative attitudes on internet pornography

Textile workers selected by snow ball sampling	Positive		Neither positive nor negative		Negative
	0 - 1		2 - 3		4 - 6
	F	%	F	%	F	%
	0	0%	8	27%	22	73%

The table -2 reveals that

· None of the textile workers having positive attitude towards internet pornography

· 27% of textile workers having neither positive nor negative attitude towards internet pornography

73% of textile workers having negative attitude towards internet pornography.

Section B: Find out the association between the attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable.

Table 3. Chi – square value of attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable.

Demographic variables

Attitude scores

Calculated

value

Table

value

Level of

significance

< 3

> 3

Age in years

a) 21 – 25

b) 20 – 30

c) 31 - 35

1.29

5.99

Not significant

Marital status

a) Single

b) Married

1.175

3.84

Not significant

Years of using internet pornography

a) < 3 years

b) > 3 years

2.37

5.99

Not significant

Frequency of using internet pornography

a) Daily

b) 2 – 3 times a week

c) Once in a week

d) Occasionally

6.95

7.82

Not significant

The table 3 reveals the chi – square value of attitude on pornography shows that there was no association between the demographic variables and attitude scores among textile workers.

DISCUSSION:

Objective 1:

Assess the type of attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India.

· 87% of textile workers thought that internet pornography causes high addiction.

· 63% of textile workers thought that Internet Pornography does not degrades the women and their status in society.

· 73% of textile workers thought that Internet Pornography promotes violence against women in society

· 80% of textile workers thought that Internet Pornography tending to increase sexual assaults.

· 67% of textile workers thought that Internet Pornography decreasing the use of condoms.

· 63% of textile workers thought that Internet Pornography increases premarital and extra marital affairs.

· None of the textile workers having positive attitude towards internet pornography where as 73% of textile workers having negative attitude towards internet pornography.

So the first hypotheses “There is significant positive attitude on internet pornography among textile workers residing in Karur district, Tamilnadu, India” was rejected.

Objective 2:

Find out the association between the attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable.

· The chi – square value of attitude on pornography shows that there was no association between the demographic variables and attitude scores among textile workers.

So the second hypotheses “There is significant association between the attitudes on internet pornography among textile workers and their selected demographic variable” was rejected.

CONCLUSION:

The study results reveals that most of the users accepting that the use of internet pornography is having negative impact than the positive. The youngsters have to be handled carefully by the parents and care givers. Maintaining communicative and honest parent – child relationship, sex education, careful monitoring of internet usage may helps to prevent the pornographic addiction.

RECOMMENDATION:

The study may conducted as

· Large scale studies with large samples

· Co relational study to correlate the use of internet pornography and psycho social problems

· Interventional studies to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation, guided imagery for addicted persons.

REFERENCES:

1. www.psychguides.com

2. www.psychguides.com

3. www.psychologytoday.com

4. www.apa.org

5. www.focusonthefamily.com

6. en.wikipedia.org

Received on 06.12.2015 Modified on 26.12.2015

Int. J. Nur. Edu. and Research.2016; 4(2): 122-124.

DOI: 10.5958/2454-2660.2016.00028.4