What motivates men to not consume pornography? Moving beyond themes of addiction and abstinence

Journal of Gender-Based Violence  Tyler, M., & Jovanovski, N. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000068   Comment: Have these authors confounded cause and effect? They interviewed only men who had quit porn, and perhaps did not realize that quitting shifts men’s perception, often quite radically, making them more perceptive and empathetic.   Abstract This article presents a thematic analysis […]

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Can pornography affect sleep?

Medical doctor suggests that it can. View source post. … How Pornography Affects Sleep? (Does Watching Porn Before Bed Help or Harm Sleep?) (Does Watching Porn Cause Sleep Problems) While some individuals fall asleep directly after watching pornography, others report sleep problems after viewing. Pornography can interfere with sleep through multiple pathways: 1. Screen Exposure […]

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Compulsive sexual behaviours and relational consequences: A phenomenological study on intimate female partner impacts

Excerpt: McCormack and Wignall (2017) assert that pornography has become more commonplace due to the internet’s influence on popular culture. This phenomenon is known as ‘the pornographic action of mainstream’ culture (McNair, 2013, p. 3), which some people view as a way of augmenting their relationship (Kohut et al., 2018). However, the idea that viewing relational pornography together […]

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Young People’s Intentional and Unintentional Encounters with Internet Pornography in Australia

Archives of Sexual Behavior Minihan S, Burton M, Giunta K, Villegas L, Nicholas M., Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03109-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40097900. Abstract Amidst the increased online engagement of adolescents, a growing global body of literature has examined adolescents’ encounters with internet pornography (IP). Though prevalence rates vary across […]

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Betting on Digital Attention: Pornography vs. Climate, Economics, Elections, Immigration, and War

Comment: Media scholar Paul Wright and his co-authors point out that porn and its effects need to be a mainstream study target. Compared with other major topics, it receives far more attention. Check out the graphs below the abstract. The Journal of Sex Research Wright, P. J., Gruszczynski, M., & Woodworth, B. (2025). Betting on […]

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The Impact of Violent Pornography on Sexual Coercive Behaviors Among College Men: A Prospective Examination

Journal of Interpersonal Violence Bhuptani, P. H., Cashin, D., & Orchowski, L. M. (2024). , 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241299442 Abstract Sexual coercion is a widespread public health concern, especially among college students, and is associated with a multitude of negative consequences for survivors. Prior studies document an association between exposure to violent pornography and engagement in sexual […]

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Exploring the role of the amygdala in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder via a parcellation pipeline based on Recurrence Quantification Analysis

Journal of Behavioral Addictions Excerpts:  Our study provides the first amygdala parcellation in CSBD [Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder] patients which revealed alterations in subdivisions’ size compared to healthy individuals and multiple correlations of their functioning with the severity of CSBD symptoms. The results of our study have provided evidence that exploration of the amygdala on […]

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1977 experiment on porn’s effects

An old New Zealand study that we hadn’t seen before confirmed some interesting things about porn use, which today’s sexologists seem to have forgotten. Here are the key points: If men silently read the same pornographic material repeatedly in the lab, their measurable sexual response declined. Novel material, on the other hand, perked a gent’s […]

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Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis

Excerpts: Males were found to consume pornography more frequently and in a more problematic manner, potentially reinforcing gender stereotypes about female sexuality. In contrast, while females reported lower levels of pornography use, they experienced significant associated concerns, such as increased likelihood of experiencing online sexual abuse or victimization and heightened feelings of loneliness. In a […]

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Scientists deliver another black eye to ‘Moral Incongruence’ concept

Porn industry allies, including tribes of pro-porn researchers, have been pushing the idea that people reporting symptoms of PPU (problematic porn use) merely suffer from moral incongruence (meaning they have ethical concerns about porn use). The implication is that these people are “religious” and thus that religion, not porn use, is their “real” problem. Years […]

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