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 porn can influence women to be more submissive in sexual encounters.
1 in 12 U.S. adults report that they have been victims of image-based abuse —sometimes called “revenge porn—and 1 in 20 report that they have been perpetrators of image-based abuse.
Findings of a qualitative study indicated that teens often reported trying to copy porn in their own sexual encounters, and that the pressure to imitate porn was often an aspect of unhealthy relationships.
Studies show that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to support sexual violence.
Porn consumers tend to be more accepting of cheating.
Approximately 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women report consuming porn in the past month, according to a 2020 study.
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 porn consumption is a significant predictor of sexual entitlement.
Desensitization, or a numbed pleasure response, has been shown to happen in cases of pornography consumption.
According to a report of prosecuted sex trafficking cases in the U.S., the majority of coercive tactics used by traffickers (59%) were non-physical, compared to 41% of tactics involving physical coercion.
According to a survey of anonymous child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offenders on the dark web, over half report they were first exposed to sexual abuse material of children accidentally, and up to two-thirds were first exposed as children.
According to one study, 79% of 18-21-year-olds had seen content involving sexual violence as a minor.
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