Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
While most porn consumers are generally unconcerned about the potential mistreatment of porn performers, about 70% of porn consumers who do learn about mistreatment in the porn industry take some form of action to combat it, including changing their porn habits.
While not all porn features physical violence, even non-violent porn has been shown to be associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression
A UK survey found that 44% of males aged 11–16 who consumed pornography reported that online pornography gave them ideas about the type of sex they wanted to try.
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”.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
Research shows that porn consumption is a significant predictor of sexual entitlement.
Research indicates that “hidden cam” videos are a common theme on porn sites, making it difficult to determine which videos are consensual and which are not.
According to a UK survey of over 22,000 adult women, 16% reported having been forced or coerced to perform sex acts the other person had seen in porn.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
Nearly half of porn scenes (48.7%) contained verbal aggression, according to a study of popular porn videos.
Approximately 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women report consuming porn in the past month, according to a 2020 study.
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