Research shows that people who consume porn tend to later experience lower relationship satisfaction. (#50) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research has found that those who enjoy extreme porn tend to prefer porn to real-life sex as a way to achieve sexual arousal. (#35) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners. (#51) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner. (#36) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Increased pornography consumption is linked to men’s enjoyment of degrading, uncommon, or aggressive sexual behaviors. (#37) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
One study that kept track of couples over time found that consuming porn was the second strongest predictor that a relationship would suffer. (#53) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Studies consistently show that porn is linked to lower relationship satisfaction and lower relationship quality. (#39) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research suggests that pornography can make young people more sexually illiterate —in other words, it’s actively spreading harmful misinformation about sex. (#54) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Women whose partners consume porn tend to experience more psychological distress, feel more objectified, have poorer body image, and are even more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms. (#40) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research indicates that young people often feel pressured to imitate porn when having sex. (#55) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research has shown that those who don’t consume porn report higher relationship quality—on every measure— than those who viewed pornography alone. (#41) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography. (#57) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
In comparison to couples who never viewed porn, a 2011 study found that those who watched porn alone reported twice the rate of cheating, and individuals who viewed porn alone and with their partners reported three times the rate of cheating. (#42) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
A study of women in relationships with men who consume porn found that the frequency of the man’s porn consumption was negatively correlated with the woman’s sense of self-esteem, level of relationship quality, and sexual satisfaction. (#43) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
According to a 2021 study, only 5.94% of porn-consuming respondents said that they watched porn because of a "lack of sexual satisfaction." In other words, the vast majority of porn consumers are watching porn for reasons other than their partner not being "enough." (#28) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
Only 4% of women who were casually dating men reported that their partner regularly consumed porn, when in reality, 50% of the men who were casually dating reported that they regularly consumed porn. (#29) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
In a study of casually dating adults, zero women reported that their partner consumed pornography daily or every other day. But in reality, 43% of casually dating men in the study reported this level of heavy porn consumption. (#30) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
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. (#67) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
In more committed relationships, only 46% of women accurately reported how much their partner consumed porn with nearly 40% of men reporting more consumption than their partners believed was occurring, according to a 2017 study. (#31) August 9, 2022 By Fight the New Drug
