Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
People who use porn as a self-soothing technique tend to have some of the lowest reports of emotional and mental wellbeing according to a 2017 study.
While many LGBTQ+ youth turn to porn to learn more about their own sexuality, porn often fetishizes, misrepresents, and exploits LGBTQ+ people in damaging ways.
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.
Research suggests that porn can influence women to be more submissive in sexual encounters.
The Internet Watch Foundation recently reported that during 2020, approximately 44% of all child sexual abuse material reported to the IWF involved self-generated material. That’s a 16% increase from 2019 when only a third of reports involved self-generated imagery.
Research shows that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to objectify and dehumanize others.
Research indicates that porn can fuel sexist attitudes in porn consumers.
83% of active 2020 sex trafficking cases involved online solicitation, which is overwhelmingly the most common tactic traffickers use to solicit sex buyers.
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner.
Studies consistently show that porn is linked to lower relationship satisfaction and lower relationship quality.
Desensitization, or a numbed pleasure response, has been shown to happen in cases of pornography consumption.
Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners.
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