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Partner Effects

Pornography Consumption and Sexual Choking: An Evaluation of Theoretical Mechanisms

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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.
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Are sexual functioning problems associated with frequent pornography use and/or problematic pornography use? Results from a large community survey including males and females

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2021 in Addictive Behaviors

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that problematic pornography consumption was associated with sexual dysfunction for both men and women.
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Pornography and Heterosexual Women’s Intimate Experiences with a Partner

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2019 in Journal of Women's Health

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that women who more frequently consume pornography are more likely to rely on pornographic images or scripts to become aroused, and are more likely to conjure images of porn during sex, which in turn is associated with more insecurity about their appearance and less enjoyment of sex.
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Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations

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2016 in Archives of Sexual Behavior

KEY FINDINGS
  • Researchers found through this study that the more men consume pornography, the more they tend to rely on pornography to become aroused in real-life sexual encounters and the less they tend to enjoy intimate sexual behaviors with a partner.
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“Without Porn… I Wouldn’t Know Half the Things I Know Now”: A Qualitative Study of Pornography Use Among a Sample of Urban, Low-Income, Black and Hispanic Youth

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2015 in Journal of Sex Research

KEY FINDINGS
  • This qualitative look into how teenagers understand and use pornography found that they tend to report that pornography is a normal part of their lives, that they use porn to learn about sex, and that they can feel pressured to imitate or create porn during their sexual encounters.
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You Looking at Her ‘‘Hot’’ Body May Not be ‘‘Cool’’ for Me: Integrating Male Partners’ Pornography Use into Objectification Theory for Women

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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.
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Korean Men’s Pornography use, Their Interest in Extreme Pornography, and Dyadic Sexual Relationships

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2015 in International Journal of Sexual Health

KEY FINDINGS
  • This study found that many porn consumers prefer the arousal of porn to real-life sexual experiences, and that porn consumers are more likely to role-play porn scenes with their partners.
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Anal heterosex among young people and implications for health promotion: a qualitative study in the UK

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2014 in BMJ Open

KEY FINDINGS
  • This longitudinal, qualitative study found that young people's narratives surrounding anal sex often encourage coercion, pain, and other risky behaviors. Additionally, the study found that young people often attribute these narratives to pornography, as it can normalize sexual behaviors and attitudes.
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Psychometric Development of the Problematic Pornography Use Scale

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2014 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 39(5), pp. 861-868

KEY FINDINGS
  • Pornography compulsion was found to be associated with higher depression and anxiety.
  • Pornography compulsion was found to be linked to lower self-esteem levels among users.
  • Compulsive pornography users were found to have less secure attachment in their relationships.
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