Psych Pornography

1980's studies alarming find

1/3 rapists and child molesters us porn to become aroused before/during crimes

NHSLS survey shows..

23% men and 11% women purchased x-rated videos

Donnerstein and Linz

Violent porn and violent movies = increased aggression, greater acceptance of rape, less sensitive to rape victims

Porn

any type of sexual explicit materical that has the intent of producing arousal in those that watch

Difference in m/f responses to porn

both are physically aroused but women are more psychologically aroused and women = 2x more disgust

Meese Commission Report

claimed to find link between violent porn and sexual violence but no evidence linking non-violent porn and sex crimes

Non-Violent Porn viewing =

greater acceptance of premarital sex, sex with multiple partners, less committed to marriage, desire fewer children

Who uses porn?

men, less likely if religious, not related to relationship status, those with sensation seeking or erotophilia personalities

Violent porn tends to influence men to be...

more accepting of rape, less sensitive to rape victims, more accepting to violence in relationships

Porn increases...

sexual activity not atypical

Erotica

sexually arousing material that is not degrading or demeaning to women, men, or children usually with mutual attraction/emotion

Buss Aggression Machine Paradigm (processor) what is it

showed neutral film, violent porn, or non-violent then given opportunity to shock confederate

Malamuth, Addison, Koss findings

some men are at higher risk after excessive exposure to porn to violence (but porn is only a sliver of the bad stuff out there)

Evidence shows that...

there isn't actually evidence to connect porn to violent crimes/sexual offenses but there could be a connect to some porn may affect certain men initiating deviant behavior

Buss Aggression Machine Paradigm findings

unprovoked men + violent porn = more shock to females (compared to non-violent movies) Provoked men + violent porn = more aggression of all