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(Martellozzo, Monaghan, Adler, Davidson, Leyva, & Horvath, 2016)
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.
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Fast Fact #66
(Vera-Gray, McGlynn, Kureshi, & Butterby, 2021)
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.
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Fast Fact #89
(Foubert & Bridges, 2017; Foubert, Brosi, & Bannon, 2011)
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are less likely to intervene during a sexual assault.
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Fast Fact #102
(Wright, Tokunaga, Kraus, & Klann, 2017; Perry, 2020)
Studies consistently show that porn is linked to lower relationship satisfaction and lower relationship quality.
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Fast Fact #39
(Tylka & Kroon Van Diest, 2015)
A study of women in relationships with men who consume porn found that the frequency of the man’s porn consumption was negatively correlated with the woman’s sense of self-esteem, level of relationship quality, and sexual satisfaction.
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Fast Fact #43
(Carroll, Busby, Willoughby, & Brown, 2017)
Only 4% of women who were casually dating men reported that their partner regularly consumed porn, when in reality, 50% of the men who were casually dating reported that they regularly consumed porn.
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Fast Fact #29
(Bouché, 2015)
According to one report on domestic minor sex trafficking, survivors indicate that they were sometimes “advertised” on porn sites.
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Fast Fact #109
(Perry, 2018; Perry & Davis, 2017; Perry & Schleifer, 2018)
Research consistently shows that porn consumers are twice as likely to later experience a divorce or breakup —even after controlling for marital happiness, sexual satisfaction, and other relevant factors.
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Fast Fact #34
(Xian, Chock, & Dwiggins, 2017)
LGBTQ+ youth who are rejected because of their sexual orientation or gender identity are particularly vulnerable to potential psychological/emotional manipulation by traffickers or predators who may take advantage of them.
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  • Xian, K., Chock, S., & Dwiggins, D. (2017). LGBTQ youth and vulnerability to sex trafficking. In M. Chisolm-Straker, & H. Stoklosa (Eds.), Human trafficking is a public health issue: A paradigm expansion in the United States (pp. 141). Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47824-1 Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-47824-1.pdf
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Fast Fact #80
(Feehs & Wheeler, 2021)
65% of underage victims recruited online in 2020 active criminal sex trafficking cases were recruited through Facebook, while 14% were recruited through Instagram, and 8% were recruited through Snapchat.
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  • Feehs, K., & Wheeler, A. C. (2021). 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report. Human Trafficking Institute. Retrieved from https://www.traffickinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-Federal-Human-Trafficking-Report-Low-Res.pdf
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Fast Fact #106
(Skorska, Hodson, & Hoffarth, 2018; Zhou, Liu, Yan, & Paul, 2021)
Research shows that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to objectify and dehumanize others.
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Fast Fact #75

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