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PUBLISHED
2013 in Journal of Communication
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found a link between exposure to pornography and increased sexist attitudes against women.
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Society
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PUBLISHED
2013 in Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 50(1), pp. 60–71
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that pornography influences people's sexual attitudes and behaviors in a variety of negative ways.
- Pornography use was found to be linked to permissive sexual attitudes and behaviors.
- Pornography use was was associated with engaing in extramarital sex.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2012 in Sex Roles, Vol. 66, pp. 427–439
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found an overall positive association between pornography consumption acceptance of violence against women; and found that this association is largely due to men with relatively high risk for sexually aggression who were amplified through frequent pornography consumption.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2012 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 19(1-2), pp. 99-122
KEY FINDINGS
- This review article examined dozens of studies looking at the impact of Internet pornography on sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and sexual aggression.
- This review also examined the negative influence of sexually explicit Internet material on self-esteem and body image.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2011 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 18, pp. 212–231
KEY FINDINGS
- Tis study showed that men who view pornography are significantly less likely to intervene as a bystander during rape and are more likely to report an increased behavioral intent to rape.
CATEGORIES
TOPICS
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2010 in Journal of Criminal Justice
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that a sense of sexual entitlement was associated with attitudes supportive of sexual violence, and that pornography was linked to a greater sense of sexual entitlement.
CATEGORIES
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PUBLISHED
2010 in Violence Against Women, Vol. 16(10), pp. 1065-1085
KEY FINDINGS
- This study analyzed the content in best-selling pornography videos and found that 88% of scenes contained physical aggression and 48% of scenes contained verbal aggression.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2010 in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
KEY FINDINGS
- This report on common behviors in child molestors indicates, among other findings, that predators often use pornography to groom their victims by lowering children's inhibitions and normalizing sexual violence.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2010 in Aggressive Behavior, Vol. 36, pp. 14–20
KEY FINDINGS
- This meta-analysis study showed an overall significant positive association between pornography use and attitudes supporting violence against women in nonexperimental studies.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2008 in Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23(1), pp. 6-30
KEY FINDINGS
- The results of this study revealed that roughly two thirds (67% ) of young men and one half (49%) of young women agree that viewing pornography is acceptable.
- This study also found that nearly 9 out of 10 (87%) young men and nearly one third (31%) of young women reported using pornography.
- Results also revealed associations between pornography acceptance and use and emerging adults' risky sexual attitudes and behaviors, substance use patterns, and nonmarital cohabitation values.