Topic

Risky Sexual Behaviors

Pornography Consumption and Sexual Choking: An Evaluation of Theoretical Mechanisms

AUTHOR(S)

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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.

Pornography vs. sexual science: The role of pornography use and dependency in U.S. teenagers’ sexual illiteracy

AUTHOR(S)

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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.

The Prevalence of Using Pornography for Information About How to Have Sex: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults

AUTHOR(S)

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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.

Diverse Sexual Behaviors and Pornography Use: Findings From a Nationally Representative Probability Survey of Americans Aged 18 to 60 Years

AUTHOR(S)

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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.

Anal heterosex among young people and implications for health promotion: a qualitative study in the UK

AUTHOR(S)

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PUBLISHED

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.