Pornography Use and Adolescent Sexual Self-Concept: The Role of Pornography-Related Expectancies and Generalizations

Excerpt: Significant differences in sexual self-concept were found between [Canadian] adolescents who had and had not used pornography, with gender-specific effects. Among those who had used pornography, higher pornography-related sexual expectancies were associated with higher sexual anxiety and lower body-esteem, while higher generalizations were associated with lower sexual self-efficacy. Archives of Sexual Behavior   Judith […]

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The dying art of vanilla sex

This article originally appeared on Isabel’s Substack, Isaverse. Sex is a very significant part of any culture, whether we like it or not. Recently, I started thinking about my own sexual experiences and thought, ‘what happened to just having regular sex?’ I’ve had plenty of boys get mad at me for not wanting to have […]

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FTC Takes Action Against Operators of Pornhub

…and other Pornographic Sites for Deceiving Users About Efforts to Crack Down on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Nonconsensual Sexual Content Note: “The settlement “includes a $5 million payment to Utah, a suspended $15 million penalty, and requirements to implement content-safety measures, age/consent verification, and enhanced data security protections.” The Federal Trade Commission and the […]

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Legal victories over serial harasser/defamer Nicole Prause: She’s perpetrator, not victim!

This page is for journalists and other investigators who may have read assertions that Dr. Prause is a victim. Also see, “Founders of OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ guilty of grooming employees to have sex with clients.” NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. […]

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Moderating Effects on the Link between Violent Pornography and Sexual Aggression

Archives of Sexual Behavior de Roos, M.S., Ferrando, E. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03199-y Abstract Sexual violence remains a widespread problem among university students, with negative consequences ranging from mental and physical health problems to academic effects and interpersonal issues. Sexual scripts form the blueprint for sexual interactions. Such scripts are influenced by personal experience, as well as […]

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