Episode Description
This recently published study finds an association between pornography consumption, dehumanizing views of women, and sexually aggressive attitudes and behaviours. It explains two different types of dehumanization — mechanistic and animalistic — and how each mediate the relationship with sexually aggressive attitudes and behaviours differently.
Study highlighted:
Pornography Use, Two Forms of Dehumanization, and Sexual Aggression: Attitudes vs. Behaviors: Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy: Vol 0, No 0 (tandfonline.com) Further Research on Porn influencing Sexual Aggression:
Studies linking porn use to sexual offending, sexual aggression, and sexual coercion – Your Brain On Porn
LISTEN HERE: Questioning Pornography