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.
According to a UK survey of over 22,000 adult women, 16% reported having been forced or coerced to perform sex acts the other person had seen in porn.
Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography.
Over 90% of police officers report that self-generated intimate images of minors are common in their investigations of CSEM.
Even quitting porn for a short time can lessen its negative effects and have positive effects on consumers' lives and relationships.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
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.
Of the approximately 24.9 million trafficking victims globally, an estimated 4.8 million—about 19%—are trafficked for sex, and more than 1 in 5 sex trafficking victims—an estimated 21%—are children, according to the International Labour Office.
Porn consumption is associated with lower self-esteem.
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.
Despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, research shows that consuming porn is associated with decreased sexual satisfaction.
Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners.
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