One recent German sex study shows more of what we already knew: women can be just as at risk of becoming dependent upon pornography as men. The study showed that at least 17% of women consider themselves addicted to porn, and half of the women surveyed were internet porn consumers.
17% of women consider themselves addicted to porn
One in 3 women watch porn at least once a week
In the survey by Typeform for Marie Claire, 31 percent of the women said they watched porn every week and another 30 percent said they did so a few times a month. Of the respondents, 70 per cent were aged between 18 and 34.
https://fightthenewdrug.org/survey-finds-one-in-three-women-watch-porn-at-least-once-a-week/
Nearly one third of engaged and married women consider pornography a form of marital infidelity.
“We found that as much as one-half of women in romantic relationships disapproved of pornography to some degree and that nearly one-third of engaged and married women considered pornography a form of marital infidelity. These findings are particularly noteworthy given that it appears that in early couple formation, many women may have little understanding of how often their male counterparts view pornography.”
Carroll, J. S., Busby, D. M., Willoughby, B. J., & Brown, C. (2017). The Porn Gap: Differences in Men’s and Women’s Pornography Patterns in Couple Relationships. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 16 (2), 146-163
Women who frequently watch porn have more lifetime sexual partners, positive views toward group sex and more casual sexual partners.
A study published on women in the United States from the years 1973 to 2010 found that young women who frequently watch porn had more:
- Lifetime sexual partners.
- Positive views toward group sex.
- Casual sexual partners.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-013-0116-y
Wright, P. J., Bae, S., & Funk, M. (2013). United States women and pornography through four decades: Exposure, attitudes, behaviors, individual differences. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(7), 1131–1144.
Frequently watching porn can lead to unrealistic expectations around sexual behaviours and performance, reduced intimacy with real-life partners, personal sense of inadequacy, and lowered self-esteem.
The excessive use of pornography can affect a woman’s relationships with herself, as well as with other people. Frequently viewing a lot of pornography can influence a woman’s attitudes and beliefs toward sex, and this is associated with a number of negative effects, such as:
- Unrealistic expectations around sexual behaviors and performance.
- Reduced intimacy with real-life partners.
- Personal sense of inadequacy.
- Lowered self-esteem.
Blaszczynski, A. (2016). Excessive Pornography Use: Empirically-Enhanced Treatment Interventions. Australian Clinical Psychologist, 2(1)
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