Pornography Alters Male Perceptions about Sex

In the world of porn, all men have 12-inch penises, all women have large breasts and round, tight bottoms, and people routinely partake in anal sex, fisting and threesomes— and like it! The adult film industry nets more than $4 billion per year. It is little wonder that a generation of young men has been raised on porn. A study of 487 college men led by Chyng Sun from New York University and colleagues found that pornography affected male sexual attitudes: the more porn they watched, the more they used what they saw in the bedroom. Porn watchers were more likely to request pornographic acts from their partners and maintained arousal during sex by conjuring images they saw in porno films. Chronic porno watchers were more likely to question their own sexual performance and body image, which influenced their expectations during sex. (Archives Of Sexual Behavior, published online December 3, 2014)