Thorn research: Understanding sexually explicit images, self-produced by children

AUTHOR(S)

Thorn; and Benenson Strategy Group

PUBLISHED

2020 in Thorn

KEY FINDINGS
  • This exploration into self-generated child sexual abuse material (sometimes referred to as "child porn") shows that many minors view sending nudes as normal and that those nude images of minors are often shared without consent.
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Nonconsensual Pornography Among U.S. Adults: A Sexual Scripts Framework on Victimization, Perpetration, and Health Correlates for Women and Men

AUTHOR(S)

Ruvalcaba, Yanet; and Eaton, Asia A.

PUBLISHED

2020 in Psychology of Violence

KEY FINDINGS
  • According to this study, an estimated 1 in 12 U.S. adults have been victims of nonconsensual pornography (aka "revenge porn"), while 1 in 20 have been perpetrators of spreading nonconsensual pornography. Women were more often targets of nonconsensual pornography, while men were more often perpetrators. Nonconsensual pornography victimization also led to poorer mental health outcomes.
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Types, Targets, and Relative Frequency of Aggression in Mainstream Pornography

AUTHOR(S)

Fritz, Niki; Malic, Vinny; Paul, Bryant; and Zhou, Yanyan

PUBLISHED

2020 in Archives of Sexual Behavior

KEY FINDINGS
  • In this study, researchers analyzed 4,009 pornographic scenes from Pornhub and Xvideos, finding that 45% of the Pornhub scenes and 35% of the Xvideos scenes contained physical aggression. Women were the targets of aggression 97% of the time, yet the performers were shown to respond with pleasure or neutrally 97.4% of the time on Pornhub and 92.7% of the time on Xvideos.
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I (Dis)Like it Like That: Gender, Pornography, and Liking Sex

AUTHOR(S)

Ezzell, Matthew B.; Johnson, Jennifer A.; Bridges, Ana J.; and Sun, Chyng F.

PUBLISHED

2020 in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Volume 46, 2020

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that increased pornography consumption was associated with men's enjoyment of degrading/uncommon sexually aggressive behaviors, while increased pornography consumption was associated with women's enjoyment of being the recipient of lightly aggressive behaviors.
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Diverse Sexual Behaviors and Pornography Use: Findings From a Nationally Representative Probability Survey of Americans Aged 18 to 60 Years

AUTHOR(S)

Herbenick, Debby; Fu, Tsung-Chieh; Wright, Paul J.; Paul, Bryant; Gradus, Ronna; Bauer, Jill; and Jones, Rashida

PUBLISHED

2020 in Journal of Sexual Medicine

KEY FINDINGS
  • In this nationally representative survey, researchers found that pornography consumption is significantly associated with engaging in aggressive sexual behaviors—both as the aggressor and the target of aggression. Women and men who have sex with men were significantly more likely to report being the targets of sexually aggressive behaviors.
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The Association Between Exposure to Violent Pornography and Teen Dating Violence in Grade 10 High School Students

AUTHOR(S)

Rostad, Whitney L.; Gittins-Stone, Daniel; Huntington, Charlie; Rizzo, Christie J.; Pearlman, Deborah; and Orchowski, Lindsay

PUBLISHED

2019 in Archives of Sexual Behavior

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that exposure to violent pornography was a significant predictor of teen dating violence.
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