A closer look at “Pornography Use in Teens: Gender, Internet Addiction, Cannabis and Family Conflict Are Top”, exactly as the source publishes it. A new study from Spain's Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) identifies the strongest factors linked to pornography use among adolescents, drawing on data from 33,543 teens in the 2023 ESTUDES survey. Gender emerged as the most powerful predictor, with boys far more likely to report recent use than girls. Following closely were problematic internet use, cannabis and alcohol consumption, family conflict, and engagement in risky sexual behaviors.
Published in the journal Computation, the research used machine learning to rank which personal, family, digital, and behavioral variables best predicted whether a teen had viewed pornography in the previous 30 days. The findings highlight how pornography use clusters with other risk behaviors and digital dependencies. For parents, educators, and policymakers, the study suggests that prevention efforts should address not just pornography itself but the broader web of adolescent vulnerabilities—especially excessive internet use and substance experimentation. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.