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 has found that porn featuring Asian people often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes, including presenting Asian women as submissive objects.
Over half of 11 to 16-year-old boys (53%) and over a third of 11 to 16-year-old girls (39%) reported believing that pornography was a realistic depiction of sex, according to a 2016 report.
Studies consistently show that porn is linked to lower relationship satisfaction and lower relationship quality.
Results of a survey of young adults show that 1 in 4 (24.5%) listed pornography as the most helpful source to learn how to have sex.
Even quitting porn for a short time can lessen its negative effects and have positive effects on consumers' lives and relationships.
LGBTQ+ youth who are rejected because of their sexual orientation or gender identity are particularly vulnerable to potential psychological/emotional manipulation by traffickers or predators who may take advantage of them.
Child sexual abuse material (also known as child pornography) is a more rampant issue than ever before, and is growing at alarming rates
Over 90% of police officers report that self-generated intimate images of minors are common in their investigations of CSEM.
Researchers have found that representations of step-relationships in porn titles were actually less common than depictions of blood relationships, with the majority of incest-themed titles describing sexual activity between immediate family members.
1 out of every 8 porn titles shown to first-time users on porn home pages describe acts of sexual violence, according to a 2021 study.
Porn consumers tend to be more accepting of cheating.
According to a nationally representative survey of U.S. teens, 84.4% of 14 to 18-year-old males and 57% of 14 to 18-year-old females have viewed pornography.
Increased pornography consumption is linked to men’s enjoyment of degrading, uncommon, or aggressive sexual behaviors.
Research routinely shows that consuming porn is connected to poorer mental health.
Research shows that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to objectify and dehumanize others.
While not all porn features physical violence, even non-violent porn has been shown to be associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression
44.6% of underage sex trafficking victims experienced childhood sexual abuse before entry into the commercial sex industry.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
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.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
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