Prostitution Research and Education

New research reveals overlapping abuse in “sex work” and porn production

80+-page research report Executive Summary (from p. 4) by Melissa Farley, Erica Bergkvist, Merly Asbogard, Johanna Pethrus, Mikaela Lannergren, Luba Fein, Nacima B. Jerari The following excerpts come from this research on prostitution and filmed prostitution (porn), released in Stockholm on October 17, 2023: We describe the parallels between prostitution, pornography production, and trafficking with […]

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The association between problematic pornography use and eating disorder symptoms among heterosexual and sexual minority men

Body Image Volume 45, June 2023, Pages 284-295 Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Zohar Spivak-Lavi,   Abstract In this study, we investigated the link between problematic pornography use and eating disorder symptoms in men, with body comparison and body image as mediators, and perceived realism and anxiety and depression as moderators. We also analyzed the model for both […]

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Generation frigid: Four in 10 18-30-year-olds in California have not had sex in a YEAR (Daily Mail)

Excerpts: “Pornography can become an addiction and watching too much of it has been shown to damage deep relationships.”  “The rate at which young people are going without sex has been steadily rising.” As many as four in ten young adults are in the midst of a year-long dry spell when it comes to sex. […]

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Translations of “Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction”

Click on a book cover to visit the publisher’s website for all these translations and learn more about the book and its availability. A Spanish edition is coming soon. Audio book editions of YBOP in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali are expected in 2024. If you are a publisher who wants to work […]

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Physiological, Psychosocial and Substance Abuse Effects of Pornography Addiction: A Narrative Review

Cureus Mehmood Qadri H, Waheed A, Munawar A, et al. (January 12, 2023), Cureus 15(1): e33703. doi:10.7759/cureus.33703 Excerpts: A sharp increase in the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) and low sexual desire was observed in men under 40. In a study conducted in 1999, ED and low sexual desire rate was 5%, respectively. By 2011, […]

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Recent Studies Describing Porn or Sex Addiction (or CSBD) Rates

Rates of porn addiction, sex addiction or compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in the general population are gradually being revealed by ongoing research. Pornography: A Concealed Behavior with Serious Consequences (2023) [Data from n=1022 participants of the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey] 6.2% met the criteria for addiction. Odds of pornography use were 5 times higher […]

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Children are copying sick sex acts and abusive sexual behaviour after watching online pornography, report warns

Daily Mail (UK) By David Barrett Children are committing violent sexual acts after watching online pornography, a report warns today.  Young people are imitating abusive and demeaning sexual acts depicted in internet videos, research by the Children’s Commissioner for England found. Some have been subjected to sexual degradation at the hands of other youngsters, including […]

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