Porn & Trafficking

Porn & Trafficking

By PornHarms on April 19, 2011

Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act which involves force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person involved has not attained 18 years of age. The specific forms of exploitative activity from which sex trafficking generates enormous profits are the [...]

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Harms To Children

Harms To Children

By PornHarms on April 18, 2011

The average age that children are exposed to pornography is 11. Many report that such exposure is not sought, but that they are bombarded by pornography via different media channels. Additionally, children tend to seek sexual content in the media out of curiosity, for ‘educational’ purposes, and to reinforce their own ideas and behaviors. Children [...]

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Porn Addiction

Porn Addiction

By PornHarms on April 17, 2011

Pornography addiction is a condition in which a person becomes overly dependent on pornographic materials for their physical and emotional satisfaction. There are many individuals that view pornography regularly, but this does not always lead to addiction. Symptoms of addiction include: Increased frequency in watching or reading pornography Lose track of time while watching for [...]

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Increases Violence

Increases Violence

By PornHarms on April 16, 2011

The bulk of today’s available pornography often contains depictions of violence and abuse.  The majority is usually against the female performers.  It is depicted in a number of ways, from name-calling and spitting  to physical violence such as slapping and biting to extreme simulations of rape. This no doubt has an effect on the viewer. [...]

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Children and Pornography Online

By PornHarms on February 1, 2012

Original article here: http://www.pureintimacy.org/piArticles/A000000582.cfm As more and more children access the Internet, they are being exposed to pornography and predators of the worst kind. by Daniel Weiss Despite the persistent efforts of the U.S. Congress to shield children from such offensive and addictive materials, online pornography has been allowed to flourish. As more and more children [...]

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Can Pornography Trigger Depression? (Research)

By PornHarms on February 1, 2012

Article originally posted in Psychology Today here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-heart-porn-addiction/201111/can-pornography-trigger-depression By Kevin B. Skinner 11/2/2011 Do you think that people who frequently view pornography are more prone to depression? Or do you think that depressed people are more prone to view pornography? Why am I talking about pornography and depression? Pornography is a pretty hot topic in our society (pun intended). [...]

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Inside Porn Addiction – Influence on Sexual Intimacy (RESEARCH)

By PornHarms on February 1, 2012

Article originally posted on Psychology Today here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/inside-porn-addiction/201201/pornographys-influence-sexual-intimacy By: Kevin B. Skinner, Ph.D 1/31/2012 Pornography’s Influence on Sexual Intimacy Is porn helping or hurting sexual intimacy in relationships? Published on January 31, 2012 by Kevin B. Skinner, Ph.D. in Inside Porn Addiction Have you ever wondered how many couples use pornography to enhance their sexual relationship? I haven’t seen too [...]

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Pornography and Attitudes Supporting Violence Against Women: Revisiting the Relationship in Nonexperimental Studies (Research)

By PornHarms on December 8, 2011

Gert Martin Hald, Neil M. Malamuth, and Carlin Yuen University of California, Los Angeles, California University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark New York University Law School, New York City, New York Abstract: In this study, we examined the unique contribution of pornography consumption to the longitudinal prediction of criminal recidivism in a sample of 341 child [...]

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