Pornography consumption among High School girls: implications for prevention

• Grant number: 22/15493-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2023
• End date: December 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Social Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Roberto Vieira Garcia
• Grantee: Thaise Proença Bandeira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Psicologia (IP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/25950-2 - Youth vulnerabilities to STI/HIV and to dating violence: evaluating a human rights based psychosocial intervention, AP.TEM

Abstract

This undergrad student research (IC) plan is part of the FAPESP thematic project "Vulnerabilities of young people to STI/HIV and dating violence: evaluating a psychosocial intervention based on human rights (FAPESP 2017/25950-2)", modified by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to understand the uses of pornographic content by high school girls enrolled in the High School Scientific Initiation Program (IC-EM) during the COVID-19 pandemic, its meanings and implications for the prevention of STI/HIV, sexual and gender-based violence and psychosocial distress.