Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and Scenes of Parental Sexuality (“Primal Scenes”): an 18-Year Longitudinal Study of Outcome

200 male & female children participated in an 18-year longitudinal outcome study of early childhood exposure to parental nudity & parental sexuality (primal scenes). At age 17-18, participants were assessed for levels of self-acceptance; relations with others, antisocial & criminal behaviour, substance use, suicidal ideation, quality of sexual relationships & problems associated with sexual relations. No harmful main effect correlates of the predictor variables were found. (70 refs.)