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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80058, first published .
Sexual Well-Being of Young People in Times of Widespread Pornography Use: Protocol for a Multidisciplinary Research Framework

Sexual Well-Being of Young People in Times of Widespread Pornography Use: Protocol for a Multidisciplinary Research Framework

Sexual Well-Being of Young People in Times of Widespread Pornography Use: Protocol for a Multidisciplinary Research Framework

Gunter De Win   1, 2 , PhD, MD ;   Guido Van Hal   3 , PhD ;   Michel Walrave   4 , PhD ;   Joris Van Ouytsel   4, 5 , PhD ;   Koen Ponnet   6 , PhD ;   Alexis Dewaele   7 , PhD ;   Erick Janssen   8 , PhD ;   Gily Coene   9 , PhD ;   Kristien Michielsen   8 , PhD ;   Sam Geuens   10, 11 , MSc MA ;   Inge Glazemakers   12, 13 , PhD

1 SEHPO, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

2 Department of Urology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

3 FAMPOP, Social Epidemiology and Health Policy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

4 Mios: Media & ICT in Organisations and Society, Faculty of Social Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

5 Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States

6 Department of Communication Sciences, IMEC-MICT, Ghent University, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

7 Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

8 Department of Neuroscience, Insitute for Family and Sexuality Studies (IFSS), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium

9 RHEA Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

10 Department of Healthcare, PXL University College of Applied Arts and Sciences, Hasselt, Belgium

11 Outpatient center for Sexology, SFZ Hospital, Heusden-Zolder, Flanders, Belgium

12 Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

13 University Center Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Antwerp (ZAS-UKJA), Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Corresponding Author:

  • Gunter De Win, PhD, MD
  • SEHPO
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Antwerp
  • Prinsstraat 13
  • Antwerp, Flanders 2000
  • Belgium
  • Phone: 32 32654111
  • Email: gunter.dewin@uza.be