Pornography and its effects


Sexually explicit media use in adults linked to greater depressive symptoms, poorer quality of life, more mental- and physical-health diminished days, and lower health status.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20946159

Study shows adolescents exposed to SEWs (sexually explicit websites) were more likely to have multiple lifetime sexual partners , to have had more than one sexual partner in the last 3 months, to have used alcohol or other substances at last sexual encounter ), and to have engaged in anal sex. Adolescents who visit SEWs display higher sexual permissiveness scores compared with those who have never been exposed , indicating a more permissive attitude.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19628142

Porn use associated with higher number of one night stands and other sexual high risk behavior
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25239659

Juvenile sex offenders who watch porn more likely to display aggressive behaviors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21665787

Study linking porn use to attitudes supporting violence against women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19862768

Porn use linked to less satisfaction with real life partners.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/11/pornography-use-affects-real-relationships/?page=all

and of course, the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health
A panel of clinicians and researchers concluded that pornography does stimulate attitudes and behavior that lead to gravely negative consequences for individuals and for society, and that these outcomes impair the mental, emotional, and physical health of children and adults
http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/NNBCKH.pdf

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