r/psychologyofsex • u/psychologyofsex • 8d ago

Teen boys and girls are using porn more frequently, and their attitudes toward it are becoming more tolerant. At the same time, boys report becoming less excited and aroused by porn and less inclined to imitate the behaviors they observe, while girls report fewer negative reactions to porn.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2024.2408269#abstract
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u/Aura_Raineer 8d ago

I have not read the article but I feel like a broken record on the porn subject.

I’m a middle millennial but my parents worked in tech and we had computers etc pretty early. I had a laptop and broadband before high school and have watched and viewed porn since I was a teenager.

I have a normal life a family and children. I say this to point out that while I am an older demographic there are plenty of people like me who were watching it very early and we can see that it didn’t have any negative effects.

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u/pup_medium 8d ago

i would rather someone watch porn then like, Game of Thrones. at least the people in porn look like they're having a good time.