Men who watch porn find familiar women's BODIES less attractive

Men who watch porn find familiar women’s BODIES less attractive – but not their faces, study finds

  • Participants were asked to look at porn actresses clothed, nude or having sex
  • They were asked to rate the attractiveness of other women from stock images 
  • Results revealed that looking at porn actresses reduced the attractiveness of familiar women’s bodies, but not their faces

It’s long been thought that watching porn can impact men’s ability to form or sustain relationships. 

But a new study contradicts this theory, and claims that watching porn may not be as detrimental as widely believed. 

Researchers from Abertay University found that, while men who watch porn find familiar women’s bodies less attractive, their viewing habits do not influence how they see their faces.  

Researchers from Abertay University found that while men who watch porn find familiar women’s bodies less attractive, their viewing habits do not influence how they see their faces

Men who watch porn are more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction 

Men who watch porn are at increased risk of erectile dysfunction when having sex with a partner.

The blame is being pointed at easy access to adult films which are desensitising men so they are not aroused when engaging in intercourse themselves. 

A study assessed porn habits of men in Denmark and Belgium and compared this with their sexual habits. 

It found more than a third of men are more stimulated by watching other people have sex on a screen than they are having it themselves. 

The study was carried out by Abertay University researchers in Dundee, and found that ‘much greater nuance’ was required when considering the real effect of pornography on relationships. 

Dr Christopher Watkins, who led the study, said: ‘What these findings suggest is that while sexual arousal induced via pornography plays some role in men’s attractiveness judgements of women, it is far from a simple stimulus-response relationship where some would suggest that watching porn has a universally negative impact on how men view other women.’ 

This contradicts widespread claims that pornography usage can impact men’s ability to form or sustain relationships.

In the study, the team set out to test the Coolidge effect, a theory that states the introduction of potential new love interests increases arousal in males.

Participants in the study were asked to look at a series of pornographic actresses either clothed, nude or engaged in sexual intercourse.

They were then asked to rate the attractiveness of other women from a series of stock images including images they had not seen before and images they had seen at the beginning of the experiment.

Researchers found that looking at pornographic actresses reduced the attractiveness of familiar women’s bodies in the eyes of the participants, but not their faces.

The same judgement was found in heterosexual and homosexual participants, suggesting sexual arousal was not the main reason for the change in rating.

‘Future research could explore these same effects in women and how porn consumption may influence attractiveness judgments over a long time period, and how the personality traits of the person viewing pornography also matter,’ Dr Watkins added. 

The study come shortly after research revealed that men who watch porn are at increased risk of erectile dysfunction when having sex with a partner.

The blame is being pointed at easy access to adult films which are desensitising men, so they are not aroused when engaging in intercourse themselves. 

A study assessed porn habits of men in Denmark and Belgium and compared this with their sexual habits. 

It found more than a third of men are more stimulated by watching other people have sex on a screen than they are having it themselves. 

HOW IS TECHNOLOGY CHANGING THE PORN EXPERIENCE?

In 2016, CamSoda launched a virtual reality platform that allows users to physically interact with each other via connected and coordinating sex toys.

The adult entertainment webcam company will make virtual reality sex possible using ‘teledildonics’ – connected and coordinating sex toys that relay touch between users.

The devices were designed by Kiiroo, who created a ‘female’ and ‘male’ simulator.

Pornhub also offers a virtual reality experience, after unveiling a new VR channel on the site.  

CamSoda recently unveiled a mask that delivers smells to the virtual reality experience, providing users with immersive aromas while watching adult entertainment

In January 2018, CamSoda partnered with RealDoll to take things a step further – with ‘virtual intercourse with real people,’ which uses VR, ‘teledildonics,’ and high-tech RealDolls to simulate sex with a live cam model.

The firm also recently launched a ‘Dick-ometrics’ feature it claims will allow users to access their account by taking a picture of their penis.

The biometric security features uses the penis in a similar way to a fingerprint or retina scanner.

VR Bangers says its POV Head Rig will be able to create a more immersive experience

It analyzes a photo of the penises differentiating factors, including size, color and vein protrusion, to grant user’s access to their accounts.

VR Bangers recently unveiled a terrifying POV Head Rig, which it says will be able to create a more immersive experience.

Actors will be able to kiss, caress, and whisper into the device like they would with a real human.

It has stereoscopic cameras in the eyes, along with cameras on the top, front, and back of the head to ‘capture every angle.’ It can achieve 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

The rig also has binaural sound microphones in each ear to make whispers sound real.

And, Camsoda recently showed off a bizarre new sensory mask to revolutionize the way virtual reality is used in the bedroom.

Dubbed ‘OhRoma’, users wear a sensory mask, which resembles a gas mask, alongside their virtual reality headset.

Users can choose from a range of smells to pump through the mask, including ‘private parts’, ‘body odour’, ‘fragrances’, ‘panties’, ‘aphrodisiacs’ and ‘environments’. 

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