AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Health Communication
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that consuming porn predicts the likelihood of choking a sexual partner, which is suspected to be due to the normalization of sexual choking in porn.
Category
Relationships
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Communication Monographs
KEY FINDINGS
- The findings of this study show that pornography consumption is associated with believing sexual misinformation, suggesting that pornography is actively contributing to making young people more sexually illiterate.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Addictive Behaviors
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that problematic pornography consumption was associated with sexual dysfunction for both men and women.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Archives of Sexual Behavior
KEY FINDINGS
- This nationally representative survey found that 1 in 4 18-24 year-olds surveyed identified pornography as the most helpful source for learning about how to have sex. Additionally, this study found that adolescents who had healthy discussions with parents about sex were less likely to report that pornography was a helpful source of information about sex.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
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.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in Psychology of Men & Masculinities
KEY FINDINGS
- This qualitative study analyzed how men with problematic pornography habits discuss the effects of their pornography use. Analysis showed that their pornography use is associated with guilt and shame, increased objectification, sexual dysfunction, unhealthy expectations for sex, and poorer self-esteem and mental health outcomes.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
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.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in Journal of American College Health
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that frequent pornography use increased odds of experiencing emotional abuse.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
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.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2020 in British Board of Film Classification
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that the majority of kids are exposed to porn by the time they're 13, and that many report feeling that porn has negatively affected them and/or their peers.