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.
One review of 20 studies on the topic found that pornography consumption negatively impacts adolescents’ self-esteem and mental health.
Over 90% of police officers report that self-generated intimate images of minors are common in their investigations of CSEM.
Research indicates that porn can fuel sexist attitudes in porn consumers.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
Research shows remarkable neurological similarities between substance addiction and compulsive pornography consumption.
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.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
Despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, research shows that consuming porn is associated with decreased sexual satisfaction.
65% of underage victims recruited online in 2020 active criminal sex trafficking cases were recruited through Facebook, while 14% were recruited through Instagram, and 8% were recruited through Snapchat.
In a 2016 study, researchers found that 46.9% of respondents reported that, over time, they began watching pornography that had previously disinterested or even disgusted them.
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