Potential Pathways between Pornography Use, Perceived Peer Norms, and Negative Attitudes toward Women

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 This narrative review concluded that “Across a range of studies and methods, the bulk of the research suggests a small but positive association between pornography use and negative attitudes toward women” (Bridges, Citation2023, p. 1)2 Specifically, Bhuptani et al. (Citation2023) simultaneously examined 14 predictors of negative attitudes towards women. These predictors included three pornography exposure variables, one perceived peer exposure to pornography variable, three self-acceptance of pornography variables, three peer acceptance of pornography variables, and four demographic variables.3 Some scholars would also favor directional testing (when prior findings and theory warrant) beyond the bivariate level (e.g., Eschmann et al., Citation2023; Takeuchi et al., Citation2016).Additional informationFundingThe author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.