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One review of 20 studies on the topic found that pornography consumption negatively impacts adolescents’ self-esteem and mental health.
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(Wéry & Billieux, 2016)
In a 2016 study, researchers found that 46.9% of respondents reported that, over time, they began watching pornography that had previously disinterested or even disgusted them.
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(Gewirtz-Meydan, Walsh, Wolak, & Finkelhor, 2018)
According to a 2018 study of "child porn" victims, survivors reported that the images of their abuse caused different problems than the sexual abuse itself, including distress over being recognized from the images.
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(Snagowski, Wegmann, Pekal, Laier, & Brand, 2015)
Research shows remarkable neurological similarities between substance addiction and compulsive pornography consumption.
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