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AIC research examines the link between pornography use and sexual violence

Link to: The relationship between pornography use and sexual violence in Australian men

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining the association of pornography use and sexual violence, drawing on a national survey of almost 2,000 Australian men.

Viewing pornography generally was not associated with the likelihood of self-reported sexual violence perpetration in the past year.
However, the more frequently men indicated having viewed pornography depicting violence, the more likely they were to self-report having perpetrated sexual violence in the past year.
The increased likelihood of perpetrating sexual violence among men who viewed violent pornography is accounted for, in part, by violent pornography’s influence on men’s attitudes towards sex and women.