Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
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.
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 suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
Qualitative research reveals that young women often feel pressured to play out the “scripts” their male partners had learned from porn —they feel badgered into having sex in uncomfortable positions, faking sexual responses, and consenting to unpleasant or painful acts.
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.
Research shows that “teen” is one of the most consistently popular porn themes, and that this theme is 1) becoming increasingly popular, and 2) includes the portrayal of underage characters.
Research shows that women are almost always the targets of violence or aggression in porn —about 97% of the time.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
According to one study, 79% of 18-21-year-olds had seen content involving sexual violence as a minor.
While not all porn features physical violence, even non-violent porn has been shown to be associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression
Studies show that frequent porn consumers are more likely to carry out sexual violence in real life.
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