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Pornography

Shining a critical light on one of the most pervasive poisons in our society and exposing it’s effects on individuals, relationships, families and the world. Pornography is one of the most addictive and harmful substances available today and we have the research to back that up.

Breaking the Cycle of P*rn 🔄
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Breaking the Cycle of P*rn 🔄

Hopefully, over the course of this past month we have built a strong case for you to consider dropping p*rn for good. If you are finally ready to make that decision, today we are going to give you 5 steps that you can take that can help you to do just that. Citations and scholarly articles are listed on our website - askwholehearted.com WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Tumblr: @askwholehearted Pinterest: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
The High Price of Free P*rn 💸
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The High Price of Free P*rn 💸

The hidden price tag of porn ends up costing more than many of us ever realized. Today, we’re going to look at the high cost of pornography in 3 key areas: the cost of porn for society, family, and the individual. Citations and scholarly articles are listed on our website - askwholehearted.com WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Tumblr: @askwholehearted Pinterest: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
Work or Exploitation
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Work or Exploitation

Consent. As long as the performers are consenting adults, there is nothing really wrong with s*x work other than a bunch of people’s personal hang-ups and religious dogma. If you think p*rnography is wrong, don’t watch. If you think pr*stitution is wrong, don’t solicit or engage, but just because you think something is wrong doesn’t mean you have the right to tell everyone else how to live. These are the types of arguments you will probably hear once you start speaking out against the adult entertainment industry. The first time you hear them, they might sound compelling. But where does this line of thinking lead us as a society? After all, there isn’t a law in the books that isn’t some form of one group of people telling another group of people what they can and cannot do. And, what about the individuals, the real people on the other side of the screen or in the esc*rt ad? There are many in the s*x industry who have spoken openly in support and have even claimed that it is empowering to be able to control their sexuality in this way. These are the tough questions that we are going to be tackling today. All citations and scholarly articles can be found on our website, askwholehearted.com WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Tumblr: @askwholehearted Pinterest: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
Addressing the Shifting Cultural Perspective on P*rn
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Addressing the Shifting Cultural Perspective on P*rn

For the month of November, WholeHeartEd is going to be focusing on the topic of p***ography; how it affects us as individuals, in our relationships and society at large. While we strive to maintain language and terminology that is consistent with our mission to provide accurate information to allow you to make healthier choices, some of what we discuss this month may be triggering for certain individuals. All month long, viewer discretion is advised. All scholarly articles and citations can be found on our website, https://www.askwholehearted.com/nopornnovember WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Tumblr: @askwholehearted Pinterest: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted

CITATIONS AND SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

 

Loneliness -

 

Butler MH, Pereyra SA, Draper TW, Leonhardt ND, Skinner KB. Pornography Use and Loneliness: A Bidirectional Recursive Model and Pilot Investigation. J Sex Marital Ther. 2018 Feb 17;44(2):127-137. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2017.1321601. Epub 2017 Jun 8. PMID: 28448246. Decreased Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction -

 

Pornography Consumption and Sexual Satisfaction in a Korean Sample Paul J. Wright, Ekra Miezan, and Chyng Sun Journal of Media Psychology 2019 31:3, 164-169

 

Wright PJ, Bridges AJ, Sun C, Ezzell MB, Johnson JA. Personal Pornography Viewing and Sexual Satisfaction: A Quadratic Analysis. J Sex Marital Ther. 2018 Apr 3;44(3):308-315. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2017.1377131. Epub 2017 Oct 9. PMID: 28885897.

 

Brown CC, Carroll JS, Yorgason JB, Busby DM, Willoughby BJ, Larson JH. A Common-Fate Analysis of Pornography Acceptance, Use, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Heterosexual Married Couples. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 Feb;46(2):575-584. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0732-4. Epub 2016 Apr 18. PMID: 27091186.

 

Stewart, D.N., Szymanski, D.M. Young Adult Women’s Reports of Their Male Romantic Partner’s Pornography Use as a Correlate of Their Self-Esteem, Relationship Quality, and Sexual Satisfaction. Sex Roles 67, 257–271 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-012-0164-0

 

Break-up/Divorce Increase -

 

Perry, S.L. Pornography Use and Marital Separation: Evidence from Two-Wave Panel Data. Arch Sex Behav47, 1869–1880 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1080-8

 

Samuel L. Perry & Cyrus Schleifer (2018) Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce, The Journal of Sex Research, 55:3, 284-296, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709

 

Perry, S.L., Davis, J.T. Are Pornography Users More Likely to Experience a Romantic Breakup? Evidence from Longitudinal Data. Sexuality & Culture 21, 1157–1176 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-017-9444-8

 

Anxiety and Depression -

 

Harper C, Hodgins DC. Examining Correlates of Problematic Internet Pornography Use Among University Students. J Behav Addict. 2016 Jun;5(2):179-91. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.022. Epub 2016 May 9. PMID: 27156383; PMCID: PMC5387769.

 

Kraus SW, Potenza MN, Martino S, Grant JE. Examining the psychometric properties of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in a sample of compulsive pornography users. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 May;59:117-22. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Feb 17. PMID: 25732412.

 

Kor A, Zilcha-Mano S, Fogel YA, Mikulincer M, Reid RC, Potenza MN. Psychometric development of the Problematic Pornography Use Scale. Addict Behav. 2014 May;39(5):861-8. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.027. Epub 2014 Feb 13. PMID: 24583276.

 

Egan V, Parmar R. Dirty habits? Online pornography use, personality, obsessionality, and compulsivity. J Sex Marital Ther. 2013;39(5):394-409. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2012.710182. Epub 2013 Apr 11. PMID: 23577795.

 

Eating Disorders/Body Shame -

 

Tylka TL, Kroon Van Diest AM. You Looking at Her “Hot” Body May Not be “Cool” for Me: Integrating Male Partners’ Pornography Use into Objectification Theory for Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 2015;39(1):67-84. doi:10.1177/0361684314521784

 

Eric W. Owens, Richard J. Behun, Jill C. Manning & Rory C. Reid (2012) The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 19:1-2, 99-122, DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2012.660431

High Risk Behavior/STI Increase

 

Willoughby BJ, Carroll JS, Nelson LJ, Padilla-Walker LM. Associations between relational sexual behaviour, pornography use, and pornography acceptance among US college students. Cult Health Sex. 2014;16(9):1052-69. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.927075. Epub 2014 Jul 14. PMID: 25023726.

 

Tydén T, Rogala C. Sexual behaviour among young men in Sweden and the impact of pornography. Int J STD AIDS. 2004 Sep;15(9):590-3. doi: 10.1258/0956462041724299. PMID: 15339365.

 

Porn as education -

 

Rothman, E.F., Beckmeyer, J.J., Herbenick, D. et al. The Prevalence of Using Pornography for Information About How to Have Sex: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults. Arch Sex Behav 50, 629–646 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01877-7

 

Increased degrading or uncommon sexually aggressive behavior -

 

Matthew B. Ezzell, Jennifer A. Johnson, Ana J. Bridges & Chyng F. Sun (2020) I (Dis)Like it Like That: Gender, Pornography, and Liking Sex, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46:5, 460-473, DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2020.1758860

 

Debby Herbenick, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Paul Wright, Bryant Paul, Ronna Gradus, Jill Bauer, Rashida Jones, Diverse Sexual Behaviors and Pornography Use: Findings From a Nationally Representative Probability Survey of Americans Aged 18 to 60 Years, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 623-633, ISSN 1743-6095, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.01.013 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609520300473)

 

Koletić G. Longitudinal associations between the use of sexually explicit material and adolescents' attitudes and behaviors: A narrative review of studies. J Adolesc. 2017 Jun;57:119-133. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 Apr 20. PMID: 28433892.

 

Anal Sex -

 

Marston C, Lewis R. Anal heterosex among young people and implications for health promotion: a qualitative study in the UK. BMJ Open. 2014;4(8):e004996. Published 2014 Jul 18. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004996

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Childhood sex abuse in relation to adult sex work -


 

Mimi H. Silbert, Ayala M. Pines, Sexual child abuse as an antecedent to prostitution, Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 5, Issue 4, 1981, Pages 407-411, ISSN 0145-2134, https://doi.org/10.1016/0145-2134(81)90050-8.


 

Associations between childhood maltreatment and sex work in a cohort of drug-using youth (Social Science & Medicine Volume 65, Issue 6, September 2007, Pages 1214-1221)


 

Juvenile Prostitution and Child Sexual Abuse: A Controlled Study Chris Bagley,Loretta Young of Calgary Alberta Children's Hospital Published on the web 23 April 2009.


 

Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women Volume: 42 issue: 2, page(s): 242-271 Issue published: June 1, 2005 Melissa Farley, Jacqueline Lynne, Ann J. Cotton of McGill University


 

Simons RL, Whitbeck LS. Sexual abuse as a precursor to prostitution and victimization among adolescent and adult homeless women. Journal of Family Issues. 1991;12(3):361–379.


 

Childhood Trauma -


 

Hall, M., & Hall, J. (2011). The long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse: Counseling implications. Retrieved from http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/vistas11/Article_19.pdf


 

Psychology Today – Corporate Stockholm Syndrome https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-time-crunch/201403/corporate-stockholm-syndrome


 

Alia’s Story -


 

https://fightthenewdrug.org/alias-story-sex-trafficked-as-a-mainstream-porn-performer/

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Early Porn Exposure - 

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Kids & Tech: The Evolution of Today’s Digital Natives - https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/the-average-age-for-a-child-getting-their-first-smartphone-is-now-10-3-years/

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Porn and objectification -

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Mikorski, R., & Szymanski, D. M. (2017). Masculine norms, peer group, pornography, Facebook, and men’s sexual objectification of women. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 18(4), 257–267. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000058

 

Porn and intent to rape -

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Foubert, J. D., Brosi, M. W., & Bannon, R. S. (2011). Pornography viewing among fraternity men: Effects on bystander intervention, rape myth acceptance and behavioral intent to commit sexual assault. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 18(4), 212–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2011.625552

 

Porn and sexual violence -

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Wright, P. J., Tokunaga, R. S., & Kraus, A. (2016). A meta-analysis of pornography consumption and actual acts of sexual aggression in general population studies. Journal of Communication, 66(1), 183-205. doi:10.1111/jcom.12201

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Porn and Divorce -

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Samuel L. Perry & Cyrus Schleifer (2018) Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce, The Journal of Sex Research, 55:3, 284-296, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709

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Porn and emotional numbing -

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https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/rebooting-porn-use-faqs/can-porn-use-blunt-my-emotions/

Our Most Controversial Message Yet
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Our Most Controversial Message Yet

Over the past month, we have been discussing the effects of pornography on individuals, relationships, those in the porn industry, victims of human trafficking and the sexualization of children. It is safe to say that in the 3 months since we launched our online resources, this has been by far our most controversial and produced the greatest amount of backlash to our messages. People like their porn. In this video, we'll address some of your questions and comments, and defer to the experts who have given, in their own words and based on their own experience and studies, their thoughts on porn. WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
Are We Sexualizing Our Children?
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Are We Sexualizing Our Children?

There are a lot of sexual jokes and not so subtle innuendos nestled into many of our favorite children’s movies and TV shows, and we mean a lot. What is the reason behind all of these repeated sexual messages? Are they for the parents? Older teens? And what about the general sexual inaction of children? These are questions that have been coming up more and more over the past few years and even months. So far this month, we have discussed pornography’s effects on people and culture. Today, we’ll take a step back at some of the ways the media in general is helping to create a pornographic culture. WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
What's So Bad About It? PART II
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What's So Bad About It? PART II

Porn doesn't hurt anyone, right? For many users, pornography is seen as a way out, an escape from stress, boredom, rejection or any number of negative emotional experiences they would rather not feel. Think about it, porn doesn’t reject you. Porn doesn’t put you off until later. Porn can’t say no. It gives you exactly what you want right when you want it. It gives you all of that, and a whole lot more. The sum of the negative consequences of pornography on users and the ones they love comes to broken relationships ending in stress, frustration, rejection and loneliness; the very things you were looking to escape by looking at porn. WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
What's So Bad About It? PART I
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What's So Bad About It? PART I

Porn doesn't hurt anyone, right? For many users, pornography is seen as a way out, an escape from stress, boredom, rejection or any number of negative emotional experiences they would rather not feel. Think about it, porn doesn’t reject you. Porn doesn’t put you off until later. Porn can’t say no. It gives you exactly what you want right when you want it. It gives you all of that, and a whole lot more. The sum of the negative consequences of pornography on users and the ones they love comes to broken relationships ending in stress, frustration, rejection and loneliness; the very things you were looking to escape by looking at porn. WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
Fight the New Drug!
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Fight the New Drug!

Over the month of November, we are going to shine a critical light on one of the most pervasive poisons in our society and expose it’s effects on individuals, relationships, families and the world. Pornography is one of the most addictive and harmful substances available today and we have the research to back that up. WEBSITE 🌐 www.askwholehearted.com SOCIAL MEDIA 🌍 Facebook: @askwholehearted Twitter: @askwholehearted MeWe: @askwholehearted Instagram: ➡️ Jerrod: @jerrodaskwholehearted ➡️ Allie: @allieaskwholehearted
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