Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Child sexual abuse material (also known as child pornography) is a more rampant issue than ever before, and is growing at alarming rates
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.
Research has shown that those who don’t consume porn report higher relationship quality—on every measure— than those who viewed pornography alone.
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.
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 people who consume porn tend to later experience lower relationship satisfaction.
Of the adolescents who had been exposed to porn, 28% were first exposed by accident, 19% were unexpectedly shown pornography by someone else, and only 19% searched for it intentionally, according to research by the NSPCC.
Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
While not all porn features physical violence, even non-violent porn has been shown to be associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression
Sex trafficking is a commercial sex act that is brought about by force, fraud, or coercion, or where someone under 18 is involved.
Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography.
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