Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Studies show that frequent porn consumers are more likely to carry out sexual violence in real life.
Research routinely shows that consuming porn is connected to poorer mental health.
Porn consumption is associated with lower self-esteem.
Research suggests that pornography can make young people more sexually illiterate —in other words, it’s actively spreading harmful misinformation about sex.
A 2017 poll found that the more porn a man consumes, the more likely he is to be dissatisfied with his penis size. And the same goes for women with male partners— the more porn they consume, the less satisfied they are with their partner’s penis size.
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.
Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography.
Research indicates that young people often feel pressured to imitate porn when having sex.
The majority of young people are exposed to porn by the time they’re 13, according to research involving young people in the UK.
According to a 2020 report, approximately 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys aged 13-17 report sharing their own nudes, despite the fact that those images are legally considered “child pornography”.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
According to a report of prosecuted sex trafficking cases in the U.S., the majority of coercive tactics used by traffickers (59%) were non-physical, compared to 41% of tactics involving physical coercion.
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