AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2021 in Journal of Sexual Aggression
KEY FINDINGS
- This study indicates that frequency of pornography consumption is a significant predictor of committing acts of sexual violence.
Topic
Objectification
AUTHOR(S)
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.
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
2019 in Psychology of Violence, 21520828
KEY FINDINGS
- Consumption of pornography was associated with greater acceptance of objectification of women, which in turn was associated with greater rape myth acceptance and more frequent acts of sexual deception.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2017 in Psychology of Men & Masculinity, Vol. 18(4), 257-267
KEY FINDINGS
- Pornography use emerged as a unique predictor of more objectification of women.
- Pornography use uniquely predicted making unwanted sexual advances toward women.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2016 in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 45(4), pp. 955-996
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that men who are frequently exposed to pornography are more likely to view women as sex objects and to endorse violence against women.
CATEGORIES
AUTHOR(S)
PUBLISHED
2015 in Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol. 39(1), pp. 67-84
KEY FINDINGS
- Previous partners’ pornography use predicted body shame in women.
- Previous partners' pornography use predicted eating disorder symptomatology in women.