Adult content is meant for adult, not any underaged children. Let this little man tell you the top six effects of children watching porn. Be prepared to some alarming figures on the level of negative impacts to the young generation already.
Addiction (the brain)
Studies have shown that viewing internet porn can reduce the amount of gray matter in the brain. For a child whose brain is still under development, exposure and consumption of porn can lead to significant learning problems at later stage.
According to NSPCC ChildLine survey (2015), 10% of 12 to 13-year-olds fear they are "addicted" to pornography. 12% of those surveyed had taken part in a sexually explicit video too. Seems controlling our brains is easier than said than done.
Objectification (the eye)
Through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women's bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, rape culture is perpetuated. Thereby creating a society that disregards women's rights and safety. According to Loughnan (2013), sexualized women were objectified through a denial of mental states and moral concern; which is very common in mainstream pornography.
Fear of intimacy (the heart)
Socially, habituated porn users may fear of intimacy and have commitment issues. Instead of seeking mutual sexual fulfillment with their real partners, they instinctively reach for porn for self-gratification when desire burst. Thus users could struggle to achieve arousal during sex.
“Young people are turning to the internet to learn about sex and relationships. We know they are frequently stumbling across porn, often unintentionally, and they are telling us very clearly that this is having a damaging and upsetting effect on them” said Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of ChildLine.
Desensitization (the stomach)
Psychologically, exposure to adult content way before a child’s natural transition into adolescence can desensitize them to sex and could potentially induce engagement in dangerous sexual behavior. This may progress to objectification of bodies – regardless of genders – which can affect intimate relationships. Studies have shown that the younger a heterosexual men was exposed to pornography, the more likely is his tendency to wield power over women.
Sexual dysfunction (the penis)
Pornography is found to create sexual frustrations and physical dysfunctions, especially the inability to achieve erection or orgasm with a real partner due to long term consumption then dependence. Our brain is wired to respond to sexual stimulation with surges of dopamine. Like the hunger for food, the brain remembers where to return to experience the same pleasure.
Also, stronger explosions of reward will evoke unnaturally strong degrees of habituation in the brain. Porn scenes, like drugs, are hyper-stimulating triggers that lead to unnaturally high levels of dopamine secretion.
Aggressive (the leg)
This study (2020) of 4009 heterosexual scenes from two major free sites (Pornhub and Xvideos) showed that, for scenes involving physical aggression, women were the target in 97% of the scenes, and their response was either mostly neutral or positive. Another study (2021) found that 1 out of every 8 porn titles shown to first-time visitors described acts of sexual violence.
Do you see notice any effects on your children whom have already consumed porn? Tell us in the comment, and stay tuned for more blog posts on solutions to parents.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-32115162
Loughnan, S., Pina, A., Vasquez, E. A., & Puvia, E. (2013). Sexual objectification increases rape victim blame and decreases perceived suffering. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37(4), 455–461. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684313485718
Fritz, N., Malic, V., Paul, B. et al. A Descriptive Analysis of the Types, Targets, and Relative Frequency of Aggression in Mainstream Pornography. Arch Sex Behav 49, 3041–3053 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01773-0
Vera-Gray, F., McGlynn, C., Kureshi, I., & Butterby, K. (2021). Sexual violence as a sexual script in mainstream online pornography. The British Journal of Criminology, doi:10.1093/bjc/azab035
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