Henes, “Internet porn is ruining your relationship,” NY Daily News, January 2, 2011.) Girls, who make up a portion of the 12–to–17 year olds that the porn industry’s largest consumer base, have internalized these messages too.” (R.

“Boys aren’t the only ones affected by our porn culture.(2008) Early Sexual Experiences: The Role of Internet Access and Sexually Explicit Materials. “Internet porn ‘encourages teenagers to have sex early.” Scotland’s Sunday Herald. Additionally, males aged between 12 and 17 who regularly viewed pornography had sex at an earlier stage in life and were more likely to initiate oral sex, apparently imitating what they had seen. (Hamill, Jasper. Experts have warned that the rise in the viewing of pornography was implicated in a variety of problems, including a rise in the levels of STDs and teenage pregnancies.Nearly 9 out of 10 (87 percent) young men and 1 out of 3 (31 percent) young women report using pornography.Study examined population of emerging adults, aged 18-26) “Generation XXX: Pornography Acceptance and Use Among Emerging Adults. Journal of Adolescent Research 23.1 (2008) 6-30. Roughly two-thirds (67 percent) of young men and one-half (49 percent) of young women agree that viewing pornography is acceptable.Source :'The Nature and Dynamics of Internet Pornography Exposure for Youth.' By Chiara Sabina, Janice Wolack, and David Finkelhor (from Cyber Psychology and behavior, 2008). Only 3% of boys and 17% of girls have never seen Internet pornography. (14% have done this on more than one occasion.)Ĩ3% of boys and 57% of girls have seen group sex on the InternetĦ9% of boys and 55% of girls have seen porn showing same-sex intercourse.ģ9% of boys and 23% of girls have seen online sex acts involving bondage.ģ2% of boys and 18% of girls have viewed bestiality on the Internet.ġ8% of boys and 10% of girls have seen rape or sexual violence online.ġ5% of boys and 9% of girls have seen child pornography. (35% of boys have done this on more than 10 occasions.)Ģ3% of girls have spent more than 30 minutes looking at online porn on at least one occasion. early adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit media)ĩ3 % of boys and 62% of girls are exposed to Internet porn before the age of 18.ħ0% of boys have spent more than 30 consecutive minutes looking at online porn on at least one occasion. 2009, Communications Research, 36(1), 129-151, X-Rated: Sexual attitudes and behaviors associated with U.S.

Middle-school aged boys who view X-rated content are almost three times more likely to report oral sex and sexual intercourse than boys who do not use sexually explicit material Brown, J.(Internet Solutions for Kids, Center for Disease & Control, November, 2010) Youth who look at violent x-rated material are six times more likely to report forcing someone to do something sexual online or in-person versus youth not exposed to x-rated material.The largest group of viewers of Internet porn is children between ages 12 and 17.

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