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A majority of college students believes that it is okay to use pornography, according to a new study from Brigham Young University. In fact, about one in five male college students said they view pornography every day or nearly every day. Some 86% report that they viewed such materials at least once this year.

Among college women, nearly half said that porn was acceptable, but only 31% have actually viewed it and only 3% were regular users.

Jason Carroll, author of the study, also found that regular porn use is linked to risky behaviors such as binge drinking and having sex with multiple partners. Carroll surveyed 813 students from six different colleges for the study, which appears in the Journal of Adolescent Research.

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Posted By: Aspen Education Group