A new study has revealed that young men who view a lot of pornography are less likely to get married.
The analysis, published in the journal Sexuality & Culture and written by Samuel L. Perry of the Department of Sociology at University of Oklahoma and Kyle C. Longest of the Department of Sociology at Furman University, found the same isn’t true for women.
Interestingly — and unfortunately — the research also revealed adherence to religion does not impact the porn viewing habits of young men.
“Contrary to our expectations,” the study stated, “religious commitment did not moderate the link between frequent pornography consumption and marriage entry for either men or women.”
Ultimately, the study concluded men who viewed pornography on a frequent basis “were indeed less likely to be married.” That conclusion proved to be less true for young men who consumed pornography more moderately.
“For young adult men it seems, viewing pornography is associated with a lower likelihood of marriage during early adulthood, regardless of how religious they are,” the study found.
The discrepancy between men and women, and how pornography impacts their chances of marriage, is due, at least in part, to the fact that men often use pornography as a replacement for intimate relationships, whereas women “are more likely than men to view pornography when they are already in a committed relationship.”
Recent data has found some 40 million Americans access pornography websites on a regular basis, with 28,252 actively consuming pornographic material every second.
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