Age, Aggression, and Pleasure in Popular Online Pornographic Videos

Violence Against Women. 2019 Jun;25(8):1018-1036. doi: 10.1177/1077801218804101. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Abstract

This article analyzes the content of 172 popular videos from the pornographic website PornHub.com . Although I found no difference between the levels of aggression in videos featuring teenage performers and those featuring adult performers, the former were more likely to have a title that suggests aggression and to include anal penetration and facial ejaculation. In addition, although all female performers were more likely to express pleasure following aggression, this association was stronger in videos featuring teenage performers. These videos portray aggression and degradation as both consensual- i.e., men dominating willing women-and sensual- i.e., producing pleasure for both men and women.

Keywords: age; aggression; pornography.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors*
  • Aged
  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Erotica / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleasure*
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology
  • Videotape Recording / instrumentation
  • Videotape Recording / standards