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Research Academia
Education and awareness are key to creating great changes
Academic papers, peer-reviewed studies, scientific experiments, and scientific discoveries. The crusade against porn is well backed up by psychology, neuroscience, and empirical evidence. You may use these resources to further your investigation and/or support your fight on the damaging impacts of pornography.
Fight the New Drug
FTND's research containing clickable citations. Includes separate topics on how porn harms the 3: Brain, Heart, and World
TIME Magazine
Snapshots on the pages of this famous educational magazine's article on pornography issued on April 11, 2016. Credit goes to a fellow fighter for taking these pics and sharing them.
Pornography Addiction: A Neuroscience Perspective
Published by the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas
Pornography & Sex Offenders: A Causal Connection?
Published by Parliament of New South Wales. Credit goes to a law student and fighter for sharing this on the FTND facebook page
Eliminating Cravings
Strategy audio by the University of Washington on overcoming urges or addiction. It takes about 20 minutes to distract one's self from the urge until it disappears.
Top 10 Effects of Porn on Your Brain, Your Marriage, and Your Sex Life
Published by an author, blogger, and speaker. Contains brief facts with citations.
Sexual Addiction May Be Real After All
Published by a specialized physician from Thomas Jefferson University, United States. Porn addiction stems from sex addiction.
A Meta-Analysis of Pornography Consumption and Actual Acts of Sexual Aggression in General Population Studies
Published by The Media School, Indiana University & Department of Communicology, University of Hawaii
Canted Desire: Otaku Performance in Japanese Popular Culture
Published by Macquarie University, Australia. Focuses on the effects of hentai & ecchi in connection to otaku fandom & "hikikomoris" (Japanese term for NEETs or shut-ins). Props go to a well-dedicated fellow fighter who took his time to dig this academic article up.
"Soft Porn" Plays Hardball: Its Tragic Effects on Women, Children, & the Family
Published by a Ph.D author, researcher, educator and expert witness. This person has decades of expertise on the negative impacts of pornography.
Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated With Pornography Consumption: The Brain on Porn
Published by a neuroscience senior researcher from Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
4 STUDIES THAT PROVE PORN-ADDICTED BRAINS CAN RETURN TO NORMAL
Via FTND's Fortify Porn Addiction Recovery Program Blog
Pornography use: who uses it and how it is associated with couple outcomes
Published by School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Molecular basis of long-term plasticity underlying addiction
Published by Department of Psychiatry and Center for Basic Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pornography and attitudes supporting violence against women: revisiting the relationship in nonexperimental studies
Meta-analysis study published by a group of researchers.
Associations between young adults' use of sexually explicit materials and their sexual preferences, behaviours, and satisfaction
Department of Psychology , Boise State University
Suppression of cortical representation through backward conditioning
Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco
PROSTITUTION AND PORNOGRAPHY
PowerPoint Presentation lecture published by Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
WHY OPPOSE PORNOGRAPHY?
A feminist's rebuttals against porn and pro-porn arguments
No harm in looking, right? Men’s pornography consumption, body image, and well-being
Published by a psychologist specializing in men and masculinity
STUDY: Porn users & strip club johns think addressing sex trafficking should be a lesser priority
Published by a group of universities
The Influence of Media Images on Males
Published by the University of Toronto
They want to get them hooked young to create a long-life consumer. Bastards.
Published by parents who fight against porn for the protection of innocence & children
Pornography and Sexual Violence
Published by National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
Pornography Viewing among Fraternity Men: Effects on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assault
Published by Oklahoma State University
Pornography and attitudes supporting violence against women: revisiting the relationship in nonexperimental studies
Published by University of California, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), & New York University Law School
Pornography, Equality, & A Discrimination Free Workplace: A Comparitive Study
Published by The Harvard Law Review Association
GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY: AN ISSUE OF SEX DISCRIMINATION
Published by Notre Dame of Maryland University
Truth About Porn
A current, ever-growing database dedicated to the research on the harmful effects of pornography. Plenty of educational short videos interviewing experts including doctors and scientists.
Top 5 Researched Negative Effects of Porn
Published by psychologist, Dr. Syras Derksen, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NGOs: the best PR and Spin Doctors that (sex-industry) money can buy
The elites and organizations who are behind the sex industry
Pornography use and sexual aggression: the impact of frequency and type of pornography use on recidivism among sexual offenders
Published by University of Ottawa, Canada
Culture Reframed
PLENTY of learning and recovery resources here
Sexual Priming, Gender Stereotyping, and Likelihood to Sexually Harass: Examining the Cognitive Effects of Playing a Sexually-Explicit Video Game
Published by a group of researchers
From Agents to Objects: Sexist Attitudes and Neural Responses to Sexualized Targets
Published by the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (Stanford University & Princeton University)
Sexy women can tempt men down the road of immorality: Exposure to sexy stimuli leads to increased dishonesty in men
Published by National Sun Yat-sen University & Kaohsiung Medical University
Pornography and Violence: A New Look at Research
Published by Dr. Mary Anne Layden, PhD Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program Center for Cognitive Therapy Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
More than a dalliance? Pornography consumption and extramarital sex attitudes among married U.S. adults
Published by a group of researchers
Pornography Statistics: 2015 Report
Porn use statistics by Internet accountability filter, Covenant Eyes
Science Proves Premarital Sex Rewires the Brain
Scientific findings by neuropsychologists on premarital sex including pornography's impact on the brain.
Fathers drinking: Also responsible for fetal disorders?
Not porn-related but I thought this is important to share. Published by Taylor & Francis.
Study Sees Link Between Porn and Sexual Dysfunction (PIED)
Findings by a urologist & a director of male reproductive health on Porn induced Erectile Dysfunction at an American Urological Association annual meeting.
Early Adolescent Boys’ Exposure to Internet Pornography: Relationships to Pubertal Timing, Sensation Seeking, and Academic Performance
Published by a group of postdoctoral researchers (one from University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, two from University of Leuven, Belgium).
Does Pornography Consumption Increase Participation in Friends with Benefits Relationships?
Published by researchers from the Department of Psychology, BYU, Provo, USA & Florida State University
The relationship between frequent pornography consumption, behaviours, and sexual preoccupancy among male adolescents in Sweden
Published by Department of Women's & Children's Health, Uppsala University, Sweden
Lower Psychological Well-Being and Excessive Sexual Interest Predict Symptoms of Compulsive Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material Among Adolescent Boys
Published by Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science & Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht Center for Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands
“Basically... porn is everywhere”—A Rapid Evidence Assessment on the Effect that Access and Exposure to Pornography has on Children and Young People
Published by Children's Commissioner & groups of universities within United Kingdom.
Pornographic picture processing interferes with working memory performance
Published by Department of General Psychology, Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Anal heterosex among young people and implications for health promotion: a qualitative study in the UK
Published by Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research
Published by a group of researchers including therapists, an assistant professor, and a neuropsychologist.
Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects
Published by The Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Adolescents and Pornography: A Review of 20 Years of Research
Published by The Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Adolescents and Web Porn: A New Era of Sexuality
Published by a group of researchers
Is sexual content in new media linked to sexual risk behaviour in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published by a Large Group of Researchers
Pornography, Sexual Coercion and Abuse and Sexting in Young People’s Intimate Relationships
(A European Study)
Published by researchers from University of Bristol, University of Central Lancashire, & University of Stockholm (Sweden4Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway).
Adolescents’ Sexual Media Use and Willingness to Engage in Casual Sex: Differential Relations and Underlying Processes
Published by a group of communication researchers from University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and University of Leuven, Belgium.
X-rated material and perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among children and adolescents: is there a link
Published by Internet Solutions for Kids, Santa Ana, California 92705, USA.
Aggression and sexual behavior in best-selling pornography videos: a content analysis update
Published by University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
Predicting Bystander Efficacy and Willingness to Intervene in College Men and Women: The Role of Exposure to Varying Levels of Violence in Pornography
Published by John D. Foubert, professor at Oklahoma University
Experimental effects of exposure to pornography: the moderating effect of personality and mediating effect of sexual arousal
Published by the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pornographic Values: Hierarchy and Hubris
Published by Robert Jensen (Sexualization, Media, and Society)
The Object of Desire: How Being Objectified Creates Sexual Pressure for Women in Heterosexual Relationships
Published by the Department of Psychology, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, USA
Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations
Published by researchers from School of Professional Studies, New York University, Interpersonal Systems Laboratory, Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, & Department of Sociology & Anthropology, James Madison University
Media and Sexualization: State of Empirical Research, 1995–2015
Published by the Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
Meta-analyses of the relationship between conformity to masculine norms and mental health-related outcomes
Published by the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington & Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University
Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports
Published by a wide range of professional researchers
Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction: A Comment
Medical surgeon & uro-gynecologist Dr. Richard A. Isenberg criticizes "sex researcher" Dr. Nicole Prause's pro-porn study
Men’s Behavior Toward Women After Viewing Sexually-Explicit Films: Degradation Makes a Difference
Published by a group of professors from University of California, Santa Barbara
Pornography Addiction: Science Fact or Science Fiction
Published by cognitive behavioural therapist, Dr. Robert Dindinger
THE SCIENCE BEHIND PORNOGRAPHY
Research by a scientist from Harvard University
Are Pornography Users More Likely to Experience a Romantic Breakup? Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma
Media and Sexualization: State of Empirical Research, 1995–2015
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
Narcissism and Internet Pornography Use
Department of Human Science & Humanities, University of Houston—Clear Lake
Understanding and Managing Compulsive Sexual Behaviours
UCLA Impulse Control Disorders Clinic, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
2018 Study on Sexual Harassment and Assault
2018 study: [N]ationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
So NO. PORN DOES NOT DECREASE NOR ELIMINATE SEXUAL VIOLENCE. It promotes & increases sexually toxic attitudes towards females.
Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours
University of Cambridge
Consuming Ecstasy: Representations of Male and Female Orgasm in Mainstream Pornography
Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal
Why Sex Work Isn’t Work
Logos Journal of Modern Society & Culture
Understanding the Perpetrator
University of Michigan: Sexual Health Prevention & Awareness Centre
The impact of online pornography on the values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of children
NSPCC
Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury in Prostituted Women
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation & Violence
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Trait and state impulsivity in males with tendency towards Internet-pornography-use disorder
Department of General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
The science behind pornography: How to break the momentum
Kevin Majeres is a psychiatrist specialising in cognitive-behavioural therapy. He is a faculty member of Harvard Medical School where he teaches cognitive-behavioural therapy to psychiatrists-in-training.
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