After today's media interviews and the piece about pornography and sex ed published by the CBC (link), it was apparent that providing some more information about the effects of pornography on consumers would likely be valuable.
There is now a good-sized body of academic research examining the effects of watching pornography. The problem is that findings from those studies have not made it into the mainstream, largely because much of it counters the assumptions people have about the dangers associated with porn use. When those studies do get cited, the findings are often misrepresented or cherry-picked to align with anti-porn advocacy narratives.
It's unlikely that providing a reference list or bibliography would be helpful, as only the most extreme nerds would be willing to wade through it. However, Aeon magazine published a piece earlier this year which is one of the better reviews of the research. Click on the image below to read the article.
