Pornography vs. sexual science: The role of pornography use and dependency in U.S. teenagers’ sexual illiteracy

A Longitudinal Analysis of Political Ideology, Pornography Consumption, and Attitude Change

“…Several elements of the present study point to directions for subsequent research. First, although comparisons of dichotomous and interval pornography consumption measures suggest that both yield theoretically anticipated results (Wright, 2022; Wright et al, 2017; Wright, Tokunaga, Herbenick, et al, 2022b), dichotomous measures may attenuate effect sizes (Bland & Altman, 2011; Bogaert et al, 1999) and also preclude assessments of possible curvilinear relationships between pornography use and sociosexual outcomes (Willoughby et al, 2021; Wright, Bridges, et al, 2018; Wright, Miezan, et al, 2019; Wright, Steffen, et al, 2019). Subsequent replicative studies should include interval indices of pornography consumption (e.g., Peter & Valkenburg, 2008, 2009, 2010) to see if larger effect sizes ensue and to probe for nonlinear interactions between pornography consumption and political ideology on sexually permissive attitudes.…”

Pornografi pada Remaja: Faktor Penyebab dan Dampaknya

“…Hal ini dapat menyebabkan persepsi yang menyimpang tentang hubungan dan seks. Studi terhadap remaja di Amerika Serikat menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang kecanduan pornografi cenderung memiliki keyakinan seksual yang salah (Wright et al, 2022).…”

Does Pornography Misinform Consumers? The Association between Pornography Use and Porn-Congruent Sexual Health Beliefs

“…The 3AM predicts that scripting effects are especially likely among those consuming pornography specifically for information about sex [1,2]-which Wright et al [2] refer to as "porn dependency". However, that is not to say that scripting effects would not also occur among recreational consumers of pornography (i.e., those who seek out pornography for reasons other than information about sex, such as as a masturbatory aid).…”

“…Rather, scripting effects may occur as an unintended consequence of recreationally consuming pornography (in the same way that erroneous perceptions of the prevalence of violent crime may be an unintended consequence of frequent consumption of true crime documentaries). It is for this reason that Wright et al [2] suggest treating frequency of consumption and pornography dependency as distinct variables when testing the 3AM.…”

“…Much research has been conducted into the association between pornography use and subjective attitudes-for example, attitudes toward women [4,7] and attitudes towards casual sex [3,8]. In contrast, very little quantitative research has been conducted into the association between pornography use and sexual health knowledge [9], outside of Wright et al [2] and Hesse and Pedersen [10] (both of which are discussed below). This is despite the fact that stark differences exist between porn sex and "real-world" sex [11].…”