Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
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.
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
One review of 20 studies on the topic found that pornography consumption negatively impacts adolescents’ self-esteem and mental health.
Research suggests that porn can influence women to be more submissive in sexual encounters.
Because of desensitization, many porn consumers find themselves consuming more porn, consuming more often, or consuming more extreme forms of pornography.
Some frequent porn consumers can become so accustomed to the exaggerated forms of sex they see in porn, that they may have a difficult time becoming aroused in real-life sexual encounters unless porn is also present.
According to one report on domestic minor sex trafficking, survivors indicate that they were sometimes “advertised” on porn sites.
One study that kept track of couples over time found that consuming porn was the second strongest predictor that a relationship would suffer.
In comparison to couples who never viewed porn, a 2011 study found that those who watched porn alone reported twice the rate of cheating, and individuals who viewed porn alone and with their partners reported three times the rate of cheating.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
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