Here is a publication that was cited in an article that was circulating on Facebook a few months back. I have no idea about the reputation of the journal, but the Results of the study are disturbing but not counter-intuitive.
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/4/8/e004996.full.pdf *"Results: Anal heterosex often appeared to be painful, **risky and coercive, particularly for women. Interviewees **frequently cited pornography as the ‘explanation’ for **anal sex, yet their accounts revealed a complex context **with availability of pornography being only one **element. Other key elements included competition **between men; the claim that ‘people must like it if they **do it’ (made alongside the seemingly contradictory **expectation that it will be painful for women); and, **crucially, normalisation of coercion and ‘accidental’ **penetration. It seemed that men were expected to **persuade or coerce reluctant partners.* *Conclusions: Young people’s narratives normalised **coercive, painful and unsafe anal heterosex. This study* *suggests an urgent need for harm reduction efforts **targeting anal sex to help encourage discussion about **mutuality and consent, reduce risky and painful **techniques and challenge views that normalise **coercion"* That paper includes a reference to an earlier review of the literature on this subject. Again, the conclusions are disturbing, but not counter-intuitive in the least. http://psych.utoronto.ca/users/tafarodi/psy427/articles/Owens%20et%20al.%20( 2012).pdf *"Conclusions: Increased access to the Internet by adolescents has created unprecedented **opportunities for sexual education, learning, and growth. Conversely, **the risk of harm that is evident in the literature has led researchers to investigate **adolescent exposure to online pornography in an effort to elucidate **these relationships. Collectively, these studies suggest that youth who **consume pornography may develop unrealistic sexual values and beliefs. **Among the findings, higher levels of permissive sexual attitudes, sexual preoccupation, **and earlier sexual experimentation have been correlated with **more frequent consumption of pornography. Researchers have had difficulty **replicating these results, however, and as a result the aggregate literature has **failed to indicate conclusive results. Nevertheless, consistent findings have **emerged linking adolescent use of pornography that depicts violence with **increased degrees of sexually aggressive behavior.* *The literature does indicate some correlation between adolescents’ use **of pornography and self-concept. Girls report feeling physically inferior to **the women they view in pornographic material, while boys fear they may **not be as virile or able to perform as the men in these media. Adolescents **also report that their use of pornography decreased as their self-confidence **and social development increase. Additionally, research suggests that adolescents **who use pornography, especially that found on the Internet, have **lower degrees of social integration, increases in conduct problems, higher **levels of delinquent behavior, higher incidence of depressive symptoms, and **decreased emotional bonding with caregivers."* On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Charles Haynes <[email protected]> wrote: > Given that "porn addiction" isn't any kind of scientific thing I would be > extremely surprised at any scientifix studies at all linking it to > anything. > > -- Charles > > On Mon., 4 Sep. 2017, 6:56 pm Nikhil Mehra <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 4 September 2017 at 05:07, Charles Haynes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > As far as I know there is no scientific evidence that viewing porn is > > > harmful. Lots of anecdote, lots of "it's obvious that..." but no data. > > > > > > So what's the (supposed) problem? > > > > > > -- Charles > > > > > > > Aren't their studies now linking behavioural and physiological changes to > > porn addiction? Like erectile dysfunction in physiologically healthy > males? > > Some of the theories are available here: www.yourbrainonporn.com > > > > > > Nikhil Mehra > > Advocate > > B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (NLSIU), LL.M (Northwestern) > > > > Chambers of Nikhil Mehra > > E-348 Ground Floor | Greater Kailash - II | New Delhi 110048 > > +91 98107 76904 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > On Sun., 3 Sep. 2017, 10:35 pm Ingrid <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 03-Sep-2017, at 9:50 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I saw this article [1] that makes the (quite obvious, if you think > > > about > > > > > it) case > > > > > that kids will look at porn whether you want them to or not - and > > > that > > > > > people need to figure out how they will deal with that. > > > > > > > > > > Since many people on silk are in the right demographic to have seen > > > this > > > > > either with their own kids or with friends/family, please share > > > > > thoughts/advise/experiences. > > > > > > > > > > Udhay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://www.wired.com/2017/08/kids-and-porn/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > > > > > > > Similar advice from NSPCC whose guides on online safety I find > useful. > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice- > > > and-info/online-pornography-keep-child-safe.pdf > > > > > > > > Ingrid Srinath > > > > > >
