1 in 3 boys heavy porn users, study shows

Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children’s viewing habits, according to a new University of Alberta study.

A total of 429 students aged 13 and 14 from 17 urban and rural schools across Alberta, Canada, were surveyed anonymously about if, how and how often they accessed sexually explicit media content on digital or satellite television, video and DVD and the Internet. Ninety per cent of males and 70 per cent of females reported accessing sexually explicit media content at least once. More than one-third of the boys reported viewing pornographic DVDs or videos “too many times to count”, compared to eight per cent of the girls surveyed.

A majority of the students, 74 per cent, reported viewing pornography on the Internet. Forty-one per cent saw it on video or DVD and 57 per cent reported seeing it on a specialty TV channel. Nine per cent of the tens reported they accessed pornography because someone over 18 had rented it; six per cent had rented it themselves and 20 per cent viewed it at a friend’s house.

The study also revealed different patterns of use between males and females, with boys doing the majority of deliberate viewing, and a significant minority planning social time around viewing porn with male friends.Girls reported more accidental or unwanted exposure online and tend to view porn in same-gender pairs or with mixed groups.

Though being curious about sexually explicit media may seem a ‘natural’ part of early adolescence, porn is a major presence in the lives of youth. The media environment in Alberta homes makes access to porn easy for teens and viewing pornography at a young age can set children up for problems later on, said Sonya Thompson, a masters graduate student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and author of the study. “We don’t know how we are changing sexual behaviours, attitudes, values and beliefs by enabling this kind of exposure and not talking with kids about it in any meaningful way,” Thompson said.

Thompson, formerly a sex education teacher, is concerned about the health and social messages pornography sends. Excessive early exposure to pornography may be harmful in terms of expectations going into relationships. “What kinds of expectations will these young people have going into their first sexual relationships? It may be setting up a big disconnect between boys and girls and may be normalizing risky sex practices.”

Almost half of rural youths in the survey reported seeing pornographic videos or DVDs at least once, compared to one-third of the urban participants. Thompson is unsure why rural teens access porn more on video and DVD, but suggests that parents may think distance acts as a buffer. “Maybe they have a false sense of thinking they are far away from unhealthy influences.” Rural boys also reported a lower incidence of parents talking with them about sexual media content. Urban girls were most likely to have had discussions with their parents.

And while the majority of teens surveyed said their parents expressed concern about sexual content, that concern hasn’t led to discussion or supervision, and few parents are using available technology to block sexual content.

“It indicates there is plenty of room for better parenting around pornography use. Parents need to improve dialogue with their children and their own awareness level. They have to be educated enough to be the ones setting the boundaries in the house,” Thompson said. “Families using media together is no longer the norm, so parents need to know what their kids have access to in their alone time,” Thompson said.

Teachers also need to tackle the issue in sex education classes, she added. “Obviously it’s a huge influence on kids and it needs to be talked about. There’s a whole subculture we are not addressing.”

Retailers, government and the media industry regulators also need to work with parents to ensure they are educated about limiting their children’s access to sexually explicit material, have strategies to talk with their teens, and that laws around the sale of porn to minors are enforced, Thompson said.

From University of Alberta

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199 Responses to “1 in 3 boys heavy porn users, study shows”

  1. Anonymus #

    Ok i’m 14 and i love porn everybody talks about it and your curious but it starts to get addicting how do i stop and i get hot girls which is even harder to stop

    June 24, 2010 at 2:05 am Reply
  2. Omar #

    Hi I’m 14 and in Jordan in Amman on vocation I actually live in UAE but what I wanna say and want to ask u about why all ages of 14 are viewing this like me and others is it because we are almost teens at this age and curios about this or what? Email me If u are in my area leoshiro2@yahoo.com or hotmail same user bb;)

    June 23, 2010 at 7:22 pm Reply
  3. random chick #

    I’m a 14 year old girl and I watch porn every time I’m home alone and masturbate to it! it’s great! I have good grades and a healthy social life, I just wish my friends weren’t such prudes about it! only boys ever admit to watch it… god I like boys
    porn rules
    xoxo

    June 21, 2010 at 8:53 am Reply
    • Leo #

      Wow, you sound awesome.
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      June 28, 2010 at 8:21 am Reply
    • for random chick #

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      July 19, 2010 at 2:59 am Reply
    • Random guy #

      wow and I thought boys were the only people who masturbate and watch porn,and yeah I wish my friends weren’t such jerks about masturbating,I’m 15 I love watching porn and “jacking off” I do it all the time.I agree with everything you say RANDOM CHICK I do the same thing you do all the time.I have good grades a healthy social life.I’m relieved of my tendency to keep my masturbating a secret.

      July 19, 2010 at 9:07 am Reply
    • hot guy #

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      July 20, 2010 at 12:10 pm Reply
    • sofi #

      Even I’m a 14 year old girl…and I watch porn and masturbate as well. I thought it was only ok for guys but I’m glad thats not the case.

      July 20, 2010 at 12:15 pm Reply
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      August 18, 2010 at 11:40 am Reply
  4. Anomyus #

    Any 13 year old boys here wanna make out? ;D

    June 19, 2010 at 3:07 pm Reply
    • david #

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      June 23, 2010 at 7:03 pm Reply
    • Latino. #

      14 year olds okay too? xD

      June 28, 2010 at 8:22 am Reply
    • random #

      im 14, is that ok??

      June 28, 2010 at 8:32 am Reply
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      June 28, 2010 at 10:35 pm Reply
  5. I dunno #

    Iv never watched porn or that but if a hot guy asked me to watch him wank or sumthin i deffo would!!
    Im a girl and 14 btw so its not just guys!
    x

    June 14, 2010 at 3:37 pm Reply
    • random #

      im a guy and im 14 wanna meet up sometime ;)

      June 28, 2010 at 8:34 am Reply
  6. Acolem #

    Fuck yea, I do it all the time you guys :D

    June 10, 2010 at 2:28 pm Reply
  7. Anonymous #

    Young girls watch and can get turned on by porn. They don’t publicly talk about it, because they will be judged or looked at as “weird”. It’s only socially acceptable for teenage boys to be sex crazed. People aren’t ready to handle that a girl can have the same feelings.

    When I was 13, I thought it was okay for adults to let kids watch porn.

    I’m 27, and now I say hell no. Sure, porn excites people. But, does it mean it’s acceptable for the young mind? No.

    The person saying that porn can ruin your ability to get aroused by real-life sex is right! If you’re so used to masturbating excessively to porn, real-life sex with someone and falling in love will be hard.

    June 6, 2010 at 5:55 pm Reply
  8. bjs #

    Well thanks for sharing, Mike.

    June 1, 2010 at 8:34 pm Reply
  9. Mike #

    I watch it an I jerk off to it all the time I Finger myself too

    June 1, 2010 at 8:31 pm Reply
    • John #

      Are you gay…………just wonderin

      August 15, 2010 at 11:46 pm Reply
  10. Anonymous #

    Many teenage boys begin puberty around 12 years, many even earlier. Males are visually stimulated (a fact women have been exploiting for centuries) and pubescent boys are intensely interested in the opposite sex. This is totally instinctive and absolutely natural. Even though conservative forces within our civilization have aribitrarily assumed that ignorance will preserve innocence and that sexual encounters must be deferred as long as possible, pre-teen boys will continue to mature when their biological clock commands. What would Thompson and those like him prefer, that teenager boys use pornography for masturbation, or that they resort to rape when their natural urges overwhelm their self control? Would Thompson prefer boys use prostitutes so their “expectations” are more realistic? It’s time for a reality check. Pornography helps boys manage their instinctive sexual urges while living in a culture of denial that imagines puberty can be deferred until the day they are married.

    February 23, 2007 at 10:30 pm Reply
    • I-I 0 I2 N Y $K@+3R 15 ;) #

      well someones a fucking bitch? porn ftw? who else is in this with me?! hahaha :]

      June 27, 2010 at 12:02 am Reply
  11. vishnu #

    hellow i am vishnu
    can u tell me what are the proble which will the boys face if they do masturbeat

    January 13, 2008 at 11:44 am Reply
  12. Anonymous #

    Guess what? We’re sexual beings. And males, especially young boys, are aroused visually more than any other way. Mix modern media technology with a teenage boy’s wildly squirting glands and what do you think is going to happen? The apparent desire of parents, schools and researchers that young teenage boys and girls be sexually inert is stupefying. Why is it that once people grow all the way up they become completely detached from their own youth and view what kids do (and exactly what they themselves did only a few years ago) with such a contrived sense of surprise, outrage and concern? Who’s kidding whom?
    There is little need for research here-anyone who was ever young and eventually matured to adulthood knows exactly what’s going on. The teenage boys are masturbating around twice a day, yeah, often with their friends and cousins. Pornography has been ‘casualized’ – the boys don’t have to hide Playboy’s under their beds anymore – aftter they get off they only have to clear cookies and history on the computer and their secrets are safe from the snooping eyes of parents. Sex is now defined solely as vaginal intercourse. Everything short of that (what used to be called making out, heavy petting or necking) is just recreational, including, thanks to Clinton, oral sex. Male homosexual experimentation is now as it always was – rampant. It’s just more open and accepted. So is teenage girl bisexuallity. So are 3-ways and groups. By high school graduation, most everybody who’s wanted to has gotten laid. And everything else.
    Starting to remember now? DUH. The real reason for al this ‘study’ of teenage sexuallity is that we never forget, or want to, our teenage sexual experiences. Adolescent sex is special in that it combines all the biology of adult sex with the deliciousness of being new, forbidden and top-secret. Yeah, it’s irresistibly nasty and exciting as only adolescent sex can be. If two adults meet and end up in the sack, it’s just that and so what. But to a teenager, it is a crossing over, a genuine evolution of oneself into a higher level of being. Often it’s also an emotional roller-coaster. Growing up by leaps and bounds. Gotta love it. And that importance continues until it dawns on you that sex is simply what consenting and mutually attracted adults do. Unfortunately, often whether they’re married or not. But that’s another ‘study.’
    As adults, like it or not, consciously or subconsciously, we have an uncontrollable prurient interest in adolescent sexual behavioir. Not to get data, but to get justification for our own pasts. If, as a youth, you had the misfortune to attach guilt or fear to your ‘nekkid’ playtimes, adult scholarly study tends to defray that. What turns out to be OK for all is OK for you. And one more thing, no matter how old you are, you always want to study kids to find out if, back then, you really got your share, and if today’s kids are getting more than you did, to sound the alarm that something must be done. Leave the kids alone, allow them their privacy. When you were a kid, you certainly didn’t want some lecherous adult inquiring into your sexual thoughts and behaviors, asking questions, and making judgements. It’s enough to teach them biology, but leave the rest to the streets, the gutters and the camp-outs, where it belongs. Get a life.

    August 22, 2007 at 1:42 pm Reply
  13. Jen #

    There’s such a thing as sharing what you think is right with a child. No group sex, waiting until after marriage, etc. are morals that you probably WON’T find on the street for these guys to learn. But yes, there IS such a thing as getting too wrapped up in their world and by doing so, putting the wrong pressures on them and making it worse.

    Remember though, how will they learn if they don’t talk to someone and hear what’s logically correct? Not everyone thinks as well as they should. Don’t go extremist.

    August 23, 2007 at 10:16 am Reply
  14. webcam lover #

    without saying that young boys should become porn fiends, it is natural for them to be sexually curious. certainly it is better for them to have an outlet for their new hormones. porn is a much better alternative than trying to experiment with a peer before either is ready to accept what comes along with being active.

    August 25, 2007 at 2:22 am Reply
  15. Anonymous #

    I love masturbating and cant stop. Is this normal?

    February 19, 2008 at 3:34 pm Reply
  16. Anonymous #

    I was just about to post a comment to say basically the same thing as you, but then I read your comment, and now I only have one thing to say to you: Very well put! My thoughts exactly! It couldn’t be worded better, and thanks for the post.

    August 9, 2008 at 5:38 pm Reply
  17. Anonymous #

    If you’re a boy, then yes.
    If you’re a girl, then also yes.

    August 9, 2008 at 5:40 pm Reply
  18. Anonymous #

    True, you probably won’t find someone on the street who thinks they should wait until marriage to have sex, etc., but tell me this: what in hell are the chances of you finding someone (anywhere) who does think this?
    On the other hand, you will find plenty of older folks saying that “you must wait until you’re married or else your children will be bastards”, etc.
    Well, as one other poster here expressed (but here in my own words): What the hell? Are you expecting marriage to be the key to puberty? Are you expecting, that by forcing young men & women to be completely ignorant about their own sexuality, and by not letting them know or see for themselves what sex looks like, to make their lives better? Hell, if not knowing anything about sex until you’re married is a good thing, then so is not knowing anything about protection or STD’s until you’re married! Goddamn, if you really think “Don’t Do It” is acceptable sex education, then you yourself are uneducated! What the hell will that teach people?
    That just tells kids that sex is purely wrong, and doesn’t teach them anything about how to be safe when the time comes (aka “sex education”). Oh, but porn is only wrong if you’re a kid, that is. You see, Junior, when your old man here was a boy, he was never sexually attracted to any female, nope, cuz that’s a derned sin. Nope, your father here never, ever thought about having sex, ever, until the day he was married, where he proceeded to “instantly” desire to engage in the act of sexual intercourse, “instantly” knowing what sex was, and “instantly” knowing how to have sex. That’s right, your old pop was never told what sex was in his life, and never saw it through pornography in his life, yet simply, “magically”, desired sex on the day he was wed. Yup, that’s dad’s morals. By the way, Junior, I was being sarcastic.

    August 9, 2008 at 6:13 pm Reply
  19. Anonymous #

    I agree with the last awnser to the last question
    that is totally true!l

    August 14, 2008 at 1:42 pm Reply
  20. Anonymous #

    I’m 15 and watch porn at least 5 times a week. So What?

    September 3, 2008 at 6:18 am Reply
  21. Anonymous #

    its so normal im 14 and i do it everyday. i masturbate to it HAHA its so good and fun

    January 17, 2010 at 4:12 pm Reply
  22. Anonymous #

    you are absolutely correct.i am a 14 year old guy and one day i found porn vcd in my father’s well hidden bag in his room.
    there was around 20 vcds and it looks really old.
    i tried some and 3 out 4 vcds are spoilt because its really old.i secretly watched before because i don’t know how to talk to him about it cause i’m in malaysia,a country in asia.asian people are a bit sensitive when it comes to talking about sex with their children.but among the teenagers its a common thing.its a natural thing for boys going through puberty to watch porn and talk about it with their friends.it helps to give the knowledge to future generations so that they can maintain human population.

    November 18, 2008 at 11:58 am Reply
  23. Anonymous #

    you are absolutely correct.i am a 14 year old guy and one day i found porn vcd in my father’s well hidden bag in his room.
    there was around 20 vcds and it looks really old.
    i tried some and 3 out 4 vcds are spoilt because its really old.i secretly watched before because i don’t know how to talk to him about it cause i’m in malaysia,a country in asia.asian people are a bit sensitive when it comes to talking about sex with their children.but among the teenagers its a common thing.its a natural thing for boys going through puberty to watch porn and talk about it with their friends.it helps to give the knowledge to future generations so that they can maintain human population.a sincere comment from my heart

    November 18, 2008 at 12:02 pm Reply
  24. Anonymous #

    I’m a 14 year old boy and i watch porn all the time =P

    January 2, 2009 at 7:51 pm Reply
  25. Anonymous #

    …….and I watch porn. I admit that I do. When I was 11 or 12, I didn’t watch it, as frequently as I do now, I thought I was alone, and no one else did, and if they found out, they’d shun me. But I found out that most of my friends have, or regularly do watch porn, and all of them have masturbated, and do masturbate (We even share websites sometimes =P). But, girls, I don’t think they do, but if they do, it’s way less frequent than boys do. When I grow up, and have my children, I won’t stop them from watching porn, I certainly won’t leave it out for them, I’ll let them discover it on their own, just like I did.

    January 12, 2009 at 1:29 pm Reply
  26. Anonymous #

    i am a teenage girl i have never been curious about any of those things, because i really dont care, althogh i agree, just say no is crap

    January 25, 2009 at 10:14 pm Reply
  27. Anonymous #

    I’ve been watching porn fairly regularly since I was 14 (when I got internet access). The only thing that surprises me is that only one in three is a heavy user…

    January 27, 2009 at 3:48 pm Reply
  28. Anonymous #

    yeah right , how many times do you masturbate every day?

    May 15, 2009 at 5:26 am Reply
  29. Anonymous #

    Ha. Same here m8.

    January 31, 2009 at 9:47 am Reply
  30. Anonymous #

    M8 masturbating is normal and if u cant stop its coz ur going through puberty in the middle of it

    January 31, 2009 at 9:55 am Reply
  31. Anonymous #

    HI. I am a teen who love porn. Everytime my friend comes over we would watch porn and then i would take his penis and he would take mine and then we masturbate each other. Is that OK or not?

    December 20, 2009 at 2:53 pm Reply
  32. Anonymous #

    I am a teen and wach porn every weekend. I am attracted to both male and female porn. Am i bisexual?

    December 20, 2009 at 2:32 pm Reply
  33. Anonymous #

    I am a teen and wach porn every weekend. I am attracted to both male and female porn. Am i bisexual?

    December 20, 2009 at 2:38 pm Reply
  34. Anonymous #

    I think children viewing porn is something that has to do with maturity, not age. I mean, there honestly some kids who are twelve or thirteen who could handle it. (And when I say “handle it”, I mean that they wouldn’t let it affect their decisions in life, like relationships and such). It’s not like when you’re eighteen (I think that’s the legal age to be viewing porn in the U.S.) a magical switch turns on and you’re able to handle it. No, that’s just not how the world works.
    Masturbating isn’t something that I personally consider BAD. For guys, sure, it’s a way to relieve stress, I guess. (I don’t know, I’m not a guy…) They can do that, and I personally wouldn’t consider them bad or something shallow like that. I don’t see why some people think that’s bad for boys to do.

    December 20, 2009 at 11:56 pm Reply
  35. Anonymous #

    im 12 my friend showed i stoped for a few months but we moved and i was bored a t night so i masterbated for all night most the time i still do its hard not to when you kno its there

    December 9, 2009 at 4:10 pm Reply
  36. Anonymous #

    girls do watch porn dang

    December 9, 2009 at 4:11 pm Reply
  37. Anonymous #

    any adult who thinks kids shouldn’t be able to watch porn isvfucking retarted

    January 29, 2009 at 3:14 pm Reply
  38. Reuniting #

    but this chapter describes the actual experiences of various men who quit. There might be some useful insights in it for you. At least you’ll understand your challenge better. ;-) http://www.reuniting.info/download/pdf/Cupid-Ch6.pdf

    September 14, 2009 at 1:31 pm Reply
  39. Anonymous #

    im 16 and i wank 2wice a day. and?

    July 11, 2009 at 4:13 pm Reply
  40. Anonymous #

    …and i watch online porn and masturbate every night

    February 3, 2009 at 2:53 pm Reply
  41. Anonymous #

    I think masturbation is pefectly ok, i normally masturbate once a day. This i think is perfectly ok
    but in some cases i have heard people say, “I masturbate three times a day” well that is their choice but i would not go around my daily routine to masturbate more, that is what i am comfortable with. I think masturbation using porn is ok, sometimes. I disagree when boys, also dont forget girls, go around their personal lives (friends, outings, excersize) to masturbate, also when porn is demoralizing woman. I agree when masturbation is done in healthy amounts, because i think it is important for the person to becaom sexually aware of themselves.

    Masturbation for the win!

    February 3, 2009 at 3:30 pm Reply
  42. Anonymous #

    …And I Like To Masturbate :P
    Nuff Said :D

    February 5, 2009 at 2:59 pm Reply
  43. Anonymous #

    I started masturbation when i was 15 year old.Its so good.But now my cock is not in 90 degre position its getting down and down.some one have the solution of my probles.

    February 8, 2009 at 3:43 am Reply
  44. Anonymous #

    huge wastage of time!!!!

    February 11, 2009 at 2:48 am Reply
  45. Anonymous #

    its wastage of time that is most precious that’s it.

    February 11, 2009 at 2:49 am Reply
  46. Anonymous #

    its a huge huge and huge waste of your inner energy
    instead of watching that(porn) one can watch hollywood movies, or play out with friends.
    Today’s tech has make life so lethargic and boring that only few are interested to leave their pc and spill out of their house.

    February 11, 2009 at 2:53 am Reply
  47. Anonymous #

    you are comuplateing is white stuf coming out your pinis?????…..

    March 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm Reply
  48. Anonymous #

    IM 13 AND I MASTURBATE ALL THE TIME I HAVE MY OWN LAPTOP AND I USUALY WATCH PORN WHEN I DO IT ITS PERFECTLY NATURAL

    April 17, 2009 at 8:49 pm Reply
  49. Anonymous #

    I’m 14, female, and I love to masturbate. Absolutely nothing wrong with it.

    I really don’t see anything wrong with people watching porn. I’ve watched it since I was around 8. I’m still a virgin; watching porn does NOT influence people to go out and try sex. Watching porn just helps stimulate your mind, filling it with thoughts of YOU being in the place of that girl/guy, which, in turn, helps you get off.

    And it’s not just porn. Are you gonna stop kids from going on MySpace, Gaia Online, and various other sites/IM services so that they can’t have those steamy conversations you all know you’ve had every now and then? Even the most kid-friendly of sites can hold a private haven for your children’s very dirty and perverted conversations. They may even be cybering (A.k.a. Cyber-sex, where you ‘roleplay’, writing out a sort of ‘story’ as if you were having sex with that person)!

    Porn isn’t all that bad, okay? Parents, you know you were curious back then. And if you weren’t… So? Your kids are. ;D

    April 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm Reply
  50. Anonymous #

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    June 11, 2009 at 2:43 pm Reply
  51. Anonymous #

    fuck you idiot

    June 11, 2009 at 2:46 pm Reply
  52. Anonymous #

    no fuxck tyou

    June 11, 2009 at 2:48 pm Reply
  53. Anonymous #

    I love porn. So what? I have certain “thoughts” about things. But am I really gonna do them? HELL NO! COURSE NOT! Anyways, porn is sorta an escape for me. Does it really matter?

    Also, there was a slut at my school that said she’d never watched porn, so she was interested. Guess what? She got a “bang” for her buck. Go figure?

    June 8, 2009 at 1:04 am Reply
  54. Anonymous #

    I’m 12 and I watch porn all the time. The only problem is that my parents downloaded this Open DNS thing so that it doesn’t let me watch it.
    The only thing I found is that you can find pictures of nude people by going on wikipedia commons.
    Does anyone know of a good porn video website that is free and not known by many people or even not blocked by open DNS?

    Anyways, I don’t understand why kids can’t watch porn. Its a free country, right?

    June 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm Reply
  55. Anonymous #

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    June 10, 2009 at 10:30 am Reply
  56. Anonymous #

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    June 12, 2009 at 2:21 am Reply
  57. Anonymous #

    I’m 14 and I’m addicted to porn, why?

    June 16, 2009 at 6:25 pm Reply
  58. Anonymous #

    Yes its our need…

    June 21, 2009 at 5:38 am Reply
  59. Anonymous #

    Porno is just entertainment of life…

    June 21, 2009 at 5:43 am Reply
  60. Anonymous #

    It’s a common, normal, thing for kids to do. Parents think we shouldn’t be watching porn. But think about this, parents: Didn’t you do the same things, or think about the same things when you were our age? Yes you did. Everyone did, so why are you trying to stop us by blocking our access to porn? I’m a 14 year old boy, and I’ve been masturbating and watching porn since I was 11, and it’s not stopping me from going outside, and having a social life. I masturbate at least once a day, sometimes twice. It’s just what we do. Okay? Get over yourselves, adults. If we don’t do it now, we’re just gonna do it when we get older.

    July 20, 2009 at 6:49 am Reply
  61. Anonymous #

    getting off, figuring out how to find pleasure with your body – totally healthy & natural.

    porn, however, isn’t an accurate portrayal of sex, and really there’s not much “natural” in most porn. the bodies aren’t what you’re going to see in real life. the positions are often awkward and dissatisfying to both parties because they’re more about the angle than pleasure.

    males who use a lot of porn, as they age, have a harder time getting erections, a harder time getting off, and lose their libido at a younger age. sex, like anything, is trained. if you teach your body to get off to porno bodies and porn behavior, you will find, over time, it doesn’t respond as well to real bodies and real sex. by their 40s some men can’t even get it up without porn. :S

    porn is potato chip sex. it’s not really great for ya in large quantities. over time, it makes you much less hot. as an occasional snack, whatever.

    i can tell right away if i’m sleeping with a porn-guy or with a guy who discovered sex through women. the second type are way more imaginative and we have lots more fun.

    before you defend your “right” to watch porn any time alla time, maybe just consider if you might prefer having the “right” to a really great real-life sex for many years to come.

    July 25, 2009 at 5:45 pm Reply
  62. Anonymous #

    you r also child OK . when ur adult up to16 years than it’s ok

    August 18, 2009 at 11:43 am Reply
  63. Anonymous #

    Hey guys I started watching porn through my friend and I think im add, but I dont think its right im really trying to stop you guys know how

    September 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm Reply
  64. Anonymous #

    yeah kay kids masterbuate so wat? studies also show that if u masterbuate u r healthier and have a bigger chance of producing a baby quicker!!!!! and so what lik were honestly gonna stop these kids im 16 and i masterbuated from 13 til 14 then i stopped cuz i thought it wuz stupid but let kids do what they want… even if they want to have sex let them show them what its like to be an adult and take care of babys(being that their protected)… kids are the future.

    September 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm Reply
  65. Anonymous #

    I am a 14 year old boy and i started masturbating and watchin porn at about 11. i have never been caught by either one of my parents yet. When I first started i was rele afraid and took extra percautions to make sure no one found out but now if my mom found out i rele wouldnt give a shit. So it be awkward for a day or 2. Id live with it. I mean rele. it has always been a way for me to relase stress and plus it feels good. everyone finds out eventually so y not early. I will NVR understand y parents r so fixed on making sure it dosnt happen. Paremts lemmie tell u somthin. ITS GONNA HAPPEN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, LET IT GO AND DEAL WITH IT..

    September 29, 2009 at 9:27 pm Reply
  66. Anonymous #

    This guy sounds like a poster child for porn rotting your brain. It looks like someone who dropped out in 4th grade wrote that post.

    October 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm Reply
  67. Anonymous #

    For all you teens commenting on this out there, who are YOU to decide if porn is OK for you or not? I’ve been looking at a bunch of these comments and the majority of you barely have entered puberty! I’m not much older myself (16) and don’t claim to know the answer to the question of whether or not looking at such material is positive, negative, or neutral, but I don’t believe that any of us have the experience or knowledge to make such a conclusion for ourselves. I don’t even know where to find the answer to that question yet, there are too many opinions. But, The link in the fourth comment down sure provides a good many amount of views from much older people who have experience and knowledge on this topic, so i suggest you take a look at that (yes, read the WHOLE thing) before you ignorantly state your view(s).

    November 8, 2009 at 1:02 pm Reply
  68. Anonymous #

    ivaedocvunf@gmail.com

    December 1, 2009 at 7:15 pm Reply
  69. Anonymous #

    shit, I have sex every night with my boyfriend.
    I watch porn since forever and im masturbathe and lick his penis up and down and he just fucks me BIG TIME
    SEX ROCKS

    December 15, 2009 at 7:45 pm Reply
  70. Anonymous #

    Porn is FUCKING AWESOME

    December 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm Reply
  71. Anonymous #

    i know! why the hell are they only talking about BOYS?
    Girls are the ones in the camera, I think that is worse

    December 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm Reply
  72. Anonymous #

    wut some 13 dick

    December 22, 2009 at 12:29 am Reply
  73. Anonymous #

    thats wierd but its true im a teen but only atracted to females

    December 23, 2009 at 3:01 am Reply
  74. Anonymous #

    yea

    December 23, 2009 at 11:19 pm Reply
  75. dottyplowboy #

    I bet the number is even higher.

    December 24, 2009 at 7:21 am Reply
  76. Anonymous #

    Why not just put the information on here? Unless your tryin to talk about somthin else you pedo

    December 27, 2009 at 2:27 am Reply
  77. Anonymous #

    Hi, I am similar with my friend (we give eachother handjobs and blowjobs) but I’m not gay, I just like the feeling.

    December 31, 2009 at 11:44 am Reply
  78. Anonymous #

    I’m a 14 year old gay child and I do it all the time I watch porn too! Who is with me!

    December 31, 2009 at 9:47 pm Reply
  79. Anonymous #

    how old are you? if you are under 18, i seriously think you have problems

    January 1, 2010 at 10:44 am Reply
  80. Anonymous #

    when you ejaculate

    January 1, 2010 at 10:46 am Reply
  81. Anonymous #

    when you’re sleeping with those two types of men, how is the second type more creative? it doesn’t make sense

    January 1, 2010 at 6:00 pm Reply
  82. Anonymous #

    It feels so good espically when you look at porn you should try it sir or women

    January 1, 2010 at 7:33 pm Reply
  83. Anonymous #

    You and your freind are just experimenting

    January 2, 2010 at 11:43 pm Reply
  84. Anonymous #

    it’s normal i’m 14 and watch and masturbate it keeps me from having sex

    January 2, 2010 at 11:51 pm Reply
  85. Anonymous #

    I’m 7 and i watch porn and masturbate all the time!
    It is fucking awesome and I don’t see why parents should care!
    We’ll all do it some day!

    January 4, 2010 at 12:47 pm Reply
  86. Anonymous #

    i love porn i watch it every night and i usally masterbate to it the funny thing is that i am watching porn right now i am all for it i started when i was 13 it i used to hide it so mush from people but now i know everone does it so who cares i talk about it with my friends all the time go ahead is all i say

    January 7, 2010 at 2:47 pm Reply
  87. mariecurie9 #

    I so love porn too, I watch it everyday @.@

    January 9, 2010 at 7:50 pm Reply
  88. Anonymous #

    im 13 and masturbate all the time its normal and all adults should back off

    January 13, 2010 at 12:43 pm Reply
  89. Zipthor #

    1 in 3? I thought it was more like 3 in 3.

    January 18, 2010 at 11:41 am Reply
  90. Anonymous #

    dude u are fucked up

    January 14, 2010 at 6:12 pm Reply
  91. Anonymous #

    that is soo not ok. that is so fucking gay dude.

    January 14, 2010 at 6:13 pm Reply
  92. Anonymous #

    u go girl haha ur soo right

    January 15, 2010 at 5:52 am Reply
  93. Anonymous #

    There should be no reason that any human being is not granted full control over his/her body. Adults in universities that conduct these studies (mostly nerdy people in glasses) seriously need to look at both sides of the street. Masturbation is the main way of relieving sexual tension and helps young men and women concentrate on their daily lives.

    January 15, 2010 at 3:19 pm Reply
  94. Anonymous #

    I do too.. I’m in!!!!!

    January 16, 2010 at 10:32 pm Reply
  95. Anonymous #

    i m onli 12 and i LOVE IT!!!! its damn nice

    January 18, 2010 at 5:03 am Reply
  96. Anonymous #

    i just dun noe y we cant watch….and i have to hide from my parents

    January 18, 2010 at 5:07 am Reply
  97. Anonymous #

    I do it all the time. Thank god for internet.

    But yes,adults need to lay off. If they won’t let us with a girl, they should let us atleast by ourselves

    January 21, 2010 at 2:58 am Reply
  98. Anonymous #

    I masterbate and watch porn all the time, it feels so good, I wish there was someone to do it with! When I was like 4 me and this kid that lived in the same appartment, he used to pull down my pants and I would pull down his and I would suck on his penis all night when we had sleepovers!!

    January 30, 2010 at 9:39 pm Reply
  99. Anonymous #

    I am a 14 year old boy. At my house on our bathroom door there is a crack, so when my step-brother goes to masterbate I walked by and I could see his small penis, and everytime he just says he is taking a shit, but I know what he is doing! I can also here the videos he watches. God he is so stupid, one time he masterbated in our room, I woke up and looked to see if he was up and his blanked was moving and he had one hand down there. Then he moved his blanket and his penis popped out, he let’s his sperm go on his blanket, that’s why it stinks so much. One time I asked him and he said he has NEVER masterbated I wanna say but I keep my mouth shut!

    January 30, 2010 at 9:49 pm Reply
  100. Anonymous #

    I see it every other day.

    February 2, 2010 at 3:19 pm Reply
  101. Anonymous #

    im 14 and when i gat home i go to my bedroom go on porn and have a wank till i go to sleep it is great and my mum let girls sleep over:)

    February 2, 2010 at 4:28 pm Reply
  102. Anonymous #

    sdsdsd

    February 5, 2010 at 8:11 pm Reply
  103. Anonymous #

    I am thirteen and I no all my friends do and I have quite a lot of friends and plus , we aren’t even afraid to talk to each other about. Nice to have the freedom! One my 12 year old friends mom doesn’t eve care that he has craploads of porn ever where!

    February 6, 2010 at 11:44 am Reply
  104. Anonymous #

    cool I’m 14 to
    what’s ur e mail ?

    February 9, 2010 at 3:14 pm Reply
  105. Anonymous #

    look im a teen n i thnk tht who evr says tht its wrng 4 kidz 2 masturbate are fckn retarded!!! If ppl want man kind 2 live 4evr than let us do wat we do. Plus, how are babies made, from OUR SPERM!!!!!!!! So guys just do wat u want with ur cock n have fun!!!!!

    February 10, 2010 at 11:09 am Reply
  106. Anonymous #

    thats fucking gay your letting a boy suck your dick nigga get a hoe thats a girl and have her suck your dick fuckin fag i masterbate too dosent mean im gonna let a boy touch my shit iiiiiiillllllllllllllllllllllll

    February 10, 2010 at 5:13 pm Reply
  107. Anonymous #

    masturbation is one cause of acne so if you dont lik acne i suggest you stop

    February 10, 2010 at 11:39 pm Reply
  108. Anonymous #

    Lmao, maybe in Canada, but, American kids… 95% of kids, (boys and girls were included, not segregated) aged 12+ watch porn and masterubate.

    February 11, 2010 at 6:26 pm Reply
  109. Anonymous #

    I love to masturbate. i am 14 and masturbating is great. I have never wanked with a friend because i fly solo

    February 16, 2010 at 11:44 am Reply
  110. Anonymous #

    Well, I’m a fourteen year old girl and I masturbate, I am so not ashamed of that. In fact, me and my best friend do it together(: It’s great! (Not a lesbian, by the way) She came onto me and ever since, one year ago, we sleepover each others houses and fuck. Porn is amazing! We watch it all the time!

    xoxo

    February 17, 2010 at 11:00 am Reply
  111. Anonymous #

    Dude, my skin is clear as your mother’s glass dildo’s(:

    xoxo

    February 17, 2010 at 11:03 am Reply
  112. Anonymous #

    nice but then u must be bi

    February 20, 2010 at 2:54 pm Reply
  113. Anonymous #

    Im 14 too, and i dont actually do it, but i do masturbate…and im proud to say that ive watched porn alot…and im not ashamed at all, im just exploring my body, and on alot of accounts its perfectly normal.

    February 23, 2010 at 6:53 pm Reply
  114. Anonymous #

    Between 80% to 95% of all kids watch porn.

    February 28, 2010 at 8:42 am Reply
  115. Anonymous #

    i masturbate almost every night and then i tell my best guy friend bout it while he masturbates to that and then over the weekend he comes over and we watch porn and i stroke his dick while he rubs my clit! its awesome! :p

    February 28, 2010 at 8:51 am Reply
  116. Anonymous #

    Have fun in the future when the time comes for you to perish lol, I know it is your body but you will seriously feel it when you get older/married and your kids too, wow that rich, if your planning to go all the way with porn then go fuck a goat yo pervs better then that, go get fixed 8==x. :D

    March 9, 2010 at 11:02 pm Reply
  117. Anonymous #

    I always go to my friends house to give him a handjob and blowjob, while he plays computer…

    March 23, 2010 at 9:32 am Reply
  118. Anonymous #

    Does masturbation cause acne?

    History: There is no specific scientific evidence linking masturbation and acne. However, for hundreds if not thousands of years, societies around the world, in their attempt to prevent young people from engaging in premarital sex, have latched onto the myth that sex/masturbation and acne are in some way related. Let’s take a moment now to look at modern science and see if we can help unravel this controversy.

    What does research say?: As of 2009, there are no published studies attempting to link masturbation or sex with acne. Until researchers produce those studies, let’s take a step back. We do know that hormones and acne are linked, particularly when it comes to increased levels of androgens such as testosterone. So let’s look at how arousal and the sex act affect hormone levels. First, it’s worth mentioning that we know far more on this topic when it comes to animals such as rats and monkeys than we do about humans. Science is spotty in the area of human hormonal production and sex. According to a study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, “…small differences in methodology and data interpretation may easily produce contrasting results.” A survey of the evidence bears this out.

    What the evidence shows: Several studies show very small increases in testosterone after orgasm in both men and women, while others show statistically insignificant differences. Studies specific to arousal show from very small increases in hormone levels to insignificant changes. However, even when changes are apparent, levels return back to baseline within minutes. As you can see, we have little if any compelling evidence. To complicate matters even more, a study in the Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE in 2003 showed a marked increase in testosterone on the 7th day of abstinence, which the authors posit is possibly due to sperm formation and maturation.

    Conclusion: We simply do not know whether masturbation or sex is related to acne, or for that matter human hormonal balance. More research is needed. Current research tends to point toward very small hormonal changes after arousal or sex, if any. Whether these changes are beneficial or detrimental for acne remains unknown.

    My common sense hypothesis: We know that humans with high androgen levels tend to experience more severe acne symptoms. We also know that humans with higher androgen levels tend to have a higher sex drive. This may explain why some people who are more sexually active, with themselves or partners, may at times experience more acne symptoms. Whether abstinence would increase or decrease acne in such individuals is up for debate.

    April 16, 2010 at 3:05 am Reply
  119. Anonymous #

    Does masturbation cause acne?

    History: There is no specific scientific evidence linking masturbation and acne. However, for hundreds if not thousands of years, societies around the world, in their attempt to prevent young people from engaging in premarital sex, have latched onto the myth that sex/masturbation and acne are in some way related. Let’s take a moment now to look at modern science and see if we can help unravel this controversy.

    What does research say?: As of 2009, there are no published studies attempting to link masturbation or sex with acne. Until researchers produce those studies, let’s take a step back. We do know that hormones and acne are linked, particularly when it comes to increased levels of androgens such as testosterone. So let’s look at how arousal and the sex act affect hormone levels. First, it’s worth mentioning that we know far more on this topic when it comes to animals such as rats and monkeys than we do about humans. Science is spotty in the area of human hormonal production and sex. According to a study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, “…small differences in methodology and data interpretation may easily produce contrasting results.” A survey of the evidence bears this out.

    What the evidence shows: Several studies show very small increases in testosterone after orgasm in both men and women, while others show statistically insignificant differences. Studies specific to arousal show from very small increases in hormone levels to insignificant changes. However, even when changes are apparent, levels return back to baseline within minutes. As you can see, we have little if any compelling evidence. To complicate matters even more, a study in the Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE in 2003 showed a marked increase in testosterone on the 7th day of abstinence, which the authors posit is possibly due to sperm formation and maturation.

    Conclusion: We simply do not know whether masturbation or sex is related to acne, or for that matter human hormonal balance. More research is needed. Current research tends to point toward very small hormonal changes after arousal or sex, if any. Whether these changes are beneficial or detrimental for acne remains unknown.

    My common sense hypothesis: We know that humans with high androgen levels tend to experience more severe acne symptoms. We also know that humans with higher androgen levels tend to have a higher sex drive. This may explain why some people who are more sexually active, with themselves or partners, may at times experience more acne symptoms. Whether abstinence would increase or decrease acne in such individuals is up for debate.

    April 16, 2010 at 3:05 am Reply
  120. Getsen #

    “1 in 3 boys, heavy porn users”

    3 of 3 men, ultra-heavy porn users.

    As if this is some sort of epiphany for those of us in science?

    The only reason “1 in 3 boys, heavy porn users” is because 2 of the 3 boys have parents without enough money for high speed internet or large DVD collections….

    May 27, 2010 at 8:08 am Reply
  121. tum te tum te tum #

    yes completely

    June 8, 2010 at 7:03 pm Reply
  122. the person with the first article is a ****** leave kids alone i know this because im 14 and i masturbate to porn-if using the available technology lets you block your kids from viewing this content i will tell you this-IT WILL NOT STOP THEM FROM VIEWING IT it will only make there intentions and desires to view it even stronger wich WILL lead to other ways of them getting there hands on it they could buy it off friends, steal it, even resort to rape-LET THEM have a outlet it doesnt harm anyone it doesnt hurt anyone and it keeps them undercontrollget this bullshit out of your heads AND LEAVE US ALONE

    June 19, 2010 at 12:15 am Reply
  123. jessica #

    only 1 in 3 admits to being a heavy user ;)

    June 9, 2010 at 3:23 pm Reply
  124. Nathan #

    Nothing is wrong with sex under 18. (Unless they’re under 14) It’s completely normal to craze sex.

    June 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm Reply
  125. TheDude. #

    If you’re not lying, then I totally want to take you home xD

    June 28, 2010 at 8:25 am Reply
  126. Thedude #

    If you’re not lying, that’s hot as hell. I’d take you home =P Like latinos? xD

    June 28, 2010 at 8:26 am Reply
  127. emmmma. #

    that’s stupid.
    my ex masturbated twice a day and he was flawless.

    June 28, 2010 at 1:23 pm Reply
  128. Random Bob #

    That is a lie made up by adults to stop us from masterbating.

    P.S. I just masterbated.

    July 18, 2010 at 11:41 pm Reply
  129. wow #

    not creative. imaginative. i think that means they needa think up what to do themselves instead of the guy using what he sees in porn videos. so they needa IMAGINE up stuff to “pleasure” each other

    July 19, 2010 at 8:40 pm Reply
  130. Anonymous #

    Um…actually I would say that masturbation is a normal struggle, not normal in and of itself.

    August 9, 2010 at 1:39 am Reply
  131. Anonymous #

    And because you’re 14 years old you know everything, right? I used to hate it when my older siblings/parents would say to me “you’ll understand when you’re older”…but seriously, for some things they had a valid point. Now that I’m older I do have more understanding. Hopefully you also will come to understand things a little more clearly as you age.So, kid, I pass on the torch (figuratively speaking): you’ll understand when you get older.

    August 9, 2010 at 1:43 am Reply
  132. kareena #

    how i could stop watching porn. i am addicted to it. i am single could not stop it.

    August 31, 2010 at 10:59 pm Reply

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