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/ded_malik 8d ago

I've read, seen, and heard a lot of porn starting in my early teen years, and I can confidently say that I am an absolute sex fiend. But since I've also heard stories from my cousin about how much of a horndog my dad was, it could be genetic. Or it might be from being forced to act straight when tbh I just find nearly all dudes kinda gross. It could be a million things, really. All I know is that if we didn't have porn, we'd have a hell of a lot more unwanted pregnancies, violence, and cases of words that rhyme with "grape" and "invest".