本研究的主要目的,在探討性別、第三人效果與支持限制色情網站間的關係。結果顯示,無論大學或高中受訪學生,男生瀏覽色情網站的頻率均比女性高,而無論大學或高中受訪男女均會認爲色情網站對自己的影響較小,對別人的影響較大。此外,本研究也發現,女性會認爲色情網站對其他男性的負面影響較大,對其他女性的負面影響較小。當然本研究比較重要的貢獻之一,是發現「對其他男同學的負面影響」是預測支持限制色情網站的顯著變項,而「對其他女同學的負面影響」則無法預測支持限制色情網站。這樣的發現顯示,人們支持限制色情網站主要的目的似乎在保護「其他男性」,而非「其他女性」。
This study examines the relationship among gender, third-person effect and support for restriction of pornography on the Internet The results of the study indicate that most male and female respondents perceive Internet pornography to have a greater negative influence on others than on themselves. The results also show that female respondents tend to perceive greater negative effects of Internet pornography on other males than on other females, and are more willing to support restrictions of pornography on the Internet More importantly, this study contributes to the growing literature on third-person effect by demonstrating that perceived effects of Internet pornography on other males is a better predictor of support for restriction of pornography on the Internet than perceived effects on other females.