They would also change the patterns of their sexual behavior and get affected by pornographic effects in a more acute manner. Beyond relationship findings, more affectionate people also report better overall health, including more self-esteem, less anxiety, less fear of intimacy, and greater satisfaction with their lives and their relationships. The association found that 18%-26% of those working in the industry are infected annually with Gonorrhea or Chlamydia.

Pornography functions as a cultural script, a media through which individuals may pick up on or learn sexual cues.Women meanwhile, report more general negativity towards traditional, male-centric pornography and express stronger support for female-centric pornography. Introductory psychology textbook authors Coon, Mitterer and Martini, passingly mentioning NoFap (former pornography users who have since chosen to abstain from the material) speak of pornography as a "supernormal stimulus" but use the model of compulsion rather than addiction.

Delay discounting involves the idea of waiting with steps that usually involve more process and work versus acting now, taking a faster route and getting instant reward. While watching porn here and there is hardly something to be ashamed of, as with anything else in our lives, practicing moderation is key. Investigating the Role of Scripts in Affectionate Communication, Sexual Desire, and Pornography Consumption and Guilt in Young Adults' Romantic Relationships".Is the concept of compulsion useful in the explanation or description of addictive behaviour and experience? The authors stated that the experts of some studies tended to highlight positive findings while de-emphasizing null findings. It is worth considering whether the apparent epidemic of self-diagnosed pornography addicts seeking help today perhaps represents the ready uptake of a relatively new way to describe one's problematic behaviour, and not the development of a modern disease entity whose description should dictate its treatment. Males would consume more pornography to have a visual physicality of certain pornographic actors, which would play into even more frequent consumption of the material. Pornography has been defined as any material in varying forms, including texts, video, photos or audio that is consumed for sexual satisfaction and arousal of an individual or partnership.

This could potentially lead to physical issues, such as painful penetration or vaginismus, making sexual intercourse painful and unpleasant.As mentioned previously, more time is necessary to conclusively answer the question of how harmful pornography may be. Beyond sad is the fact that the average age now for a child to view pornography is 11 years old (Center for Parent/Youth Understanding). Sex addiction is not a diagnosis in the DSM-5-TR and identified as Compulsive Sexual Behavior in the ICD-11 rather than an issue of addiction. In an interview to promote the film, Gordon-Levitt discussed what he referred to as the "fundamental difference between a human being and an image on a screen".