Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Background Better affordability of data plans and an increase in “budget” smartphones have resulted in an exponential rise in internet and smartphone users. The ease of access to sexually explicit material (SEM) coupled with adolescents’ impulsivity makes them prone to excessive SEM exposure and may...
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| description | Background Better affordability of data plans and an increase in “budget” smartphones have resulted in an exponential rise in internet and smartphone users. The ease of access to sexually explicit material (SEM) coupled with adolescents’ impulsivity makes them prone to excessive SEM exposure and may affect the development of sexuality via the perceived realism of such content. This study was done to study the influence between problematic smartphone usage (PSU) and sexuality development among late adolescent boys. Methods One hundred and thirty-four adolescents aged 18-19 years, studying in a medical university, participated in this cross-sectional study. Smartphone Addiction Scale – short version (SAS-SV) to evaluate PSU and a content validated semi-structured proforma to evaluate gender identity, sexual orientation, sources of information on pubertal changes, and exposure to pornographic content was used. We expressed results as proportion and summary measures (Mean±SD), Chi-square test to find influence between PSU and adolescent sexuality development. Results We found a 45.5% prevalence of PSU. Among study participants, 88% were attracted to the opposite sex, 6% were attracted to the same-sex, and 6% were attracted to both sexes. Three per cent of participants liked wearing clothes of the opposite sex, 7.5% wanted to be members of the opposite sex, whereas 10.4% were not comfortable with their genitalia. They obtained information regarding pubertal changes from friends (85) and media (78). Many had exposure to pornographic content (90%), with the youngest being nine years old. Conclusion Nearly half of the late adolescents have PSU. Pornographic contents are accessed through Smartphones. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-15474c2ec71f412185f5579e80a217c02025-01-24T01:00:01ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022025-01-0113176146Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]Sara J Ommen0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0732-3058Preeti M Galagali1Sharath M Manya2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0601-0707Prasanna Mithra3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7153-411XJayashree K4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-5360Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDirector and Consultant Adolescent Health, Bangalore Adolescent Care and Counselling Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaBackground Better affordability of data plans and an increase in “budget” smartphones have resulted in an exponential rise in internet and smartphone users. The ease of access to sexually explicit material (SEM) coupled with adolescents’ impulsivity makes them prone to excessive SEM exposure and may affect the development of sexuality via the perceived realism of such content. This study was done to study the influence between problematic smartphone usage (PSU) and sexuality development among late adolescent boys. Methods One hundred and thirty-four adolescents aged 18-19 years, studying in a medical university, participated in this cross-sectional study. Smartphone Addiction Scale – short version (SAS-SV) to evaluate PSU and a content validated semi-structured proforma to evaluate gender identity, sexual orientation, sources of information on pubertal changes, and exposure to pornographic content was used. We expressed results as proportion and summary measures (Mean±SD), Chi-square test to find influence between PSU and adolescent sexuality development. Results We found a 45.5% prevalence of PSU. Among study participants, 88% were attracted to the opposite sex, 6% were attracted to the same-sex, and 6% were attracted to both sexes. Three per cent of participants liked wearing clothes of the opposite sex, 7.5% wanted to be members of the opposite sex, whereas 10.4% were not comfortable with their genitalia. They obtained information regarding pubertal changes from friends (85) and media (78). Many had exposure to pornographic content (90%), with the youngest being nine years old. Conclusion Nearly half of the late adolescents have PSU. Pornographic contents are accessed through Smartphones.https://f1000research.com/articles/13-1079/v2Adolescent boys sexual orientation gender identity smartphone addiction pornography problematic smartphone usageeng |
| spellingShingle | Sara J Ommen Preeti M Galagali Sharath M Manya Prasanna Mithra Jayashree K Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] F1000Research Adolescent boys sexual orientation gender identity smartphone addiction pornography problematic smartphone usage eng |
| title | Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full | Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_short | Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_sort | influence of smartphone usage on development of sexuality among late adolescent boys in health sciences colleges of south india version 2 peer review 2 approved |
| topic | Adolescent boys sexual orientation gender identity smartphone addiction pornography problematic smartphone usage eng |
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