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Media and Sexualisation: State of Empirical Research, 1995–2015
Australian Psychological Society - Sexualisation of Girls
American Psychological Association - Sexualisation of Girls
American Psychological Association - Sexualisation of Girls Linked to Common Mental Health Problems
Sexual Objectification of Women
Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behaviour
Office of the Children's Commissioner -"Basically... porn is everywhere" - A Rapid Evidence Assessment on the Effects that Access and Exposure to Pornography has on Children and Young People
Australian Council on Children and the Media fact sheet Too sexy, Too soon: The sexualisation of children in the media
Internet Watch Foundation Study of Self-Generated Sexually Explicit Images & Videos Featuring Young People Online
The Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts Sexualisation of children in the contemporary media
Sexy Dolls, Sexy Grade-Schoolers? Media & Maternal Influences on Young Girls’ Self-Sexualization
Contemporary girlhood: maternal reports on sexualised behaviour and appearance concern in 4-10 year-old girls
Australian Psychological Society: Helping Girls Develop a Positive Self Image. A Tip Sheet for Parents
It's Time We Talked - Resources for young people, parents, schools and community groups
On the Relationship Between Automatic Attitudes and Self-Reported Sexual Assault in Men
Cute Little Things - The Objectification of Prepubescent Girls
Low-Cut Shirts and High-Heeled Shoes: Increased Sexualization Across Time in Magazine Depictions of Girls
Self-objectification, body image disturbance, and eating disorder symptoms in young Australian children
Too Sexualised to be Taken Seriously? Perceptions of a Girl in Childlike vs. Sexualising Clothing
Objectification leads to depersonalisation: The denial of mind and moral concern to objectified others
Letting Children be Children - Report of an Independent Review of the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood by Reg Bailey
K9 Web Protection
The Harms of Pornography Exposure Among Children and Young People
The Impact of Pornography on Children - American College of Pediatricians
Sex doesn't sell after all, study says
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