Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
Approximately 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women report consuming porn in the past month, according to a 2020 study.
Of the approximately 24.9 million trafficking victims globally, an estimated 4.8 million—about 19%—are trafficked for sex, and more than 1 in 5 sex trafficking victims—an estimated 21%—are children, according to the International Labour Office.
Desensitization, or a numbed pleasure response, has been shown to happen in cases of pornography consumption.
Porn consumption is linked to increased loneliness.
Research shows remarkable neurological similarities between substance addiction and compulsive pornography consumption.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
One study that kept track of couples over time found that consuming porn was the second strongest predictor that a relationship would suffer.
A 2016 meta-analysis of 22 studies from seven countries found that internationally, the consumption of pornography was significantly associated with increases in sexual aggression, both verbally and physically among males and females alike.
While many LGBTQ+ youth turn to porn to learn more about their own sexuality, porn often fetishizes, misrepresents, and exploits LGBTQ+ people in damaging ways.
A 2018 study found that an estimated 1 in 3 young Australians reported being repeatedly exposed to violent depictions of sex in porn within the last year of their lives.
Teenagers viewed education as the best tool to equip them with the skills they needed to navigate unintentional encounters with online pornography safely.
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