Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
One review of 20 studies on the topic found that pornography consumption negatively impacts adolescents’ self-esteem and mental health.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
Research routinely shows that consuming porn is connected to poorer mental health.
Researchers have found that approximately 95% of the targets of violence or aggression in porn appeared either neutral to the abuse, or were depicted as responding with pleasure.
According to a 2016 study, people who view porn regularly are less likely to get married than those who do not. Researchers suggest this may be because consumers see porn as a substitute for sexual gratification in a relationship.
Porn consumption is linked to increased loneliness.
While most porn consumers are generally unconcerned about the potential mistreatment of porn performers, about 70% of porn consumers who do learn about mistreatment in the porn industry take some form of action to combat it, including changing their porn habits.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
The majority of young people are exposed to porn by the time they’re 13, according to research involving young people in the UK.
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 has found that those who enjoy extreme porn tend to prefer porn to real-life sex as a way to achieve sexual arousal.
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