How do youth, parents, and educators use discursive sexual scripts to make sense of youth engagement with internet pornography?

Figures & data

Table 1. Interview participants’ characteristics.

Cohort	Pseudonym	Age (years)	Gender	Ethnicity
Young people	Kate	17	Female	Pākehā & Māori
	Amelia	16	Female	Pākehā
	Belinda	18	Female	Pākehā
	Danielle	18	Female	European
	Liane	17	Female	Pākehā
	Avery	16	Male	Pākehā & Asian
	Tristian	16	Male	Asian
	Adam	17	Male	Pākehā
	Frank	18	Male	Pākehā & Māori
	Anthony	18	Male	Pākehā & Māori
Adults	Tim	46–55	Male	Pākehā
	Diane	36–45	Female	Pākehā
	Marie	46–55	Female	Pākehā
	Jessica	36–45	Female	US American
	Willow	46–55	Female	Pākehā
	Ava	36–45	Female	Pākehā
	Aidan	36–45	Male	Pākehā
	Naomi	46–55	Female	Pākehā
	Polly	46–55	Female	Pākehā
	Gareth	36–45	Male	Pākehā
	Liam	26–35	Male	Pākehā
	Raymond	46–55	Male	Pākehā
	Mia	46–55	Female	Asian
	James	46–55	Male	Pākehā

Note: Pākehā is an Indigenous term for non-Māori New Zealanders.

Table 2. Interview techniques.

Technique	Purpose	Example
Discussion of survey findings	Icebreaker, generate discussion, probe	‘Why is it so taboo for females to watch porn but considered “normal” for males?’ This exemplary quote from a youth participant captured a common theme about gendered expectations in the comments section of the student survey. This survey respondent’s question was used as a probe for further discussion Results of the top five reasons for youth IP viewing given by student and adult respondents were graphically provided to participants for discussion
Discussion of how to define IP	Elicit own/alternative understandings of what IP is and its purpose	How would you define IP? What are your thoughts about the definition used in the survey [probe: disagreement/agreement]?
Story completion (youth only)	Generate discussion, probe	A fictitious youth’s first encounter with IP – what might they be thinking/want to ask?
Story completion		A fictitious announcement of porn literacy as part of national sexuality education curriculum

Data availability statement

Data available on request from the authors.