This study found that believing that pornography was a realistic depiction of sex significantly predicted risky sexual behaviors and was linked to sexual aggression and coercion.
In this study, porn users, compared to nonusers, reported greater depressive symptoms, poorer quality of life, and lower health status. Is watching worth it?
For healthy individuals, increased sexual desire was predicted by positive self-esteem, whereas for problematic porn consumers, shame predicted increased sexual desire.