Sex-positive pornography literacy intervention
Dawson and colleagues evaluated a roughly one-hour online intervention with 147 students aged 15 to 17 in six Irish secondary schools. Its modules addressed commercial production, body and genital diversity, consent as an ongoing practice, sexual scripts, and Irish law. It did not label mainstream pornography simply good or bad.
Immediately after participation, boys and girls reported lower perceived media realism, greater consent preparedness, and better genital self-image. Boys also reported improved sexual decision making; the equivalent change among girls was not statistically significant.
These are preliminary associations, not evidence of lasting behavioral change. The study used a non-random pre/post design without a control group, had a small and predominantly male and heterosexual sample, did not measure critical thinking directly, and had no longer-term follow-up. It could not isolate which module caused any observed change.
The preserved artifact is the article. It informs Pornography literacy and harm reduction.