Adolescents and web porn: a new era of sexuality

Abstract

It is necessary to educate web users, especially young users, to a safe and responsible use of the Internet and of its contents. Moreover, public education campaigns should be increased in number and frequency to help improve knowledge of Internet-related sexual issues both by adolescents and by parents.

The Psychology of Mukbang Watching: A Scoping Review of the Academic and Non-academic Literature

“…Gambling has been positively related to undesired interpersonal, psychosocial, and financial consequences among adolescents (Ricijas et al 2016). Some of the negative consequences of internet pornography consumption were diminishing sexual interest towards potential real-life partners, having an abnormal sexual response, decreased social integration, and elevated conduct problems (Owens et al 2012;Pizzol et al 2016;Rothman et al 2015).…”

Eliminate Chronic Internet Pornography Use to Reveal Its Effects

“…Is IP use a factor? A 2015 Italian study reported that 16% of high school males who use IP more than once per week report abnormally low libido, while 0% of those who do not use it report low libido (Damiano, Alessandro, & Carlo, 2015).…”

The Risks Young People Face as Porn Consumers

“…Historically, levels of impotence among young men have been 2% to 5% (Park et al, 2016). A range of recent studies are finding that 27% to 33% of young men age 18-40 years are having erectile difficulties and low libido rates with a real partner (Bronner & Ben-Zion, 2014;Klucken, Wehrum-Osinsky, Schweckendiek, Kruse, & Stark, 2016;Kühn & Gallinat, 2014;Mialon, Berchtold, Michaud, Gmel, & Suris, 2012;Pizzol, Bertoldo, & Foresta, 2015;Sutton, Stratton, Pytyck, Kolla, & Cantor, 2015), though not with internet pornography (Landripet & Štulhofer, 2015). Essentially, they have conditioned their brains to respond to images on a screen and not to real partners.…”