Brs. Rosser et al., USING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL IN ADULT SEX-EDUCATION - AN 18 YEAR COMPARATIVE-ANALYSIS, Journal of sex education and therapy, 21(2), 1995, pp. 117-128
Evaluating 7451 adults' responses to viewing sexually explicit materia
l during Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR) seminars held from 1972 to
1991 is the focus of this study. Almost all reported experiencing the
se media as not harmful, and reported positive responses to the explic
it visual material. Evidence of a double standard was also found: name
ly, while almost all viewed the seminar as not harmful to themselves,
a significantly smeller proportion viewed it as not harmful to others.
Respondents in the more liberals 1970s were more likely to view the s
eminar as not harmful than those in the more conservative 1980s. Sexua
lly explicit media were viewed as the most helpful aspect of the semin
ar by most participants, and judged valuable both in assisting partici
pants explore their issues and concerns, and ill helping them clarify
their emotional response to aspects of sexuality. Tile evidence sugges
ts that sexually explicit material is a valuable tool ill adult sex ed
ucation.