Youth and Porn Resource KitHow and why do youth watch porn?
In Aotearoa, young people report that porn is easier to find than avoid, and that they watch porn for a variety of reasons.
This includes accidental exposure, curiosity, entertainment, boredom, peer pressure, or arousal.
Some young people watch porn to learn about sex, and many report that porn has become a default sex-education tool, often because they are not able to access information elsewhere. Others may watch porn to help manage negative emotions, such as sadness, stress, or anxiety (41).
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“Some people might use it [porn] to fill up their loneliness, some people might use it to make themselves feel satisfied, some people might just do it because their friends do it.”
Male, 14 years