Post by Gary on Nov 25, 2012 13:33:44 GMT -5
A new study in the Journal of Sex Research has pretty much put the bed the theory that woman who act in pornographic movies are emotionally "damaged goods".
The study, conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania's Shippensburg University, Texas Woman’s University and the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, found that the actresses had higher self-esteem, a better quality of life and body image, are more positive, and had greater levels of spirituality than is average for American women.
"Some descriptions of actresses in pornography have included attributes such as drug addiction, homelessness, poverty, desperation and being victims of sexual abuse," the report said. "Some have made extreme assertions, such as claiming that all women in pornography were sexually abused as children.
The research conducted interviews and observations of nearly 200 women who have worked in the "adult entertainment industry" and matched them against a similar size of non-porn star women.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-study-looks-at-mental-health-of.html
The study, conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania's Shippensburg University, Texas Woman’s University and the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, found that the actresses had higher self-esteem, a better quality of life and body image, are more positive, and had greater levels of spirituality than is average for American women.
"Some descriptions of actresses in pornography have included attributes such as drug addiction, homelessness, poverty, desperation and being victims of sexual abuse," the report said. "Some have made extreme assertions, such as claiming that all women in pornography were sexually abused as children.
The research conducted interviews and observations of nearly 200 women who have worked in the "adult entertainment industry" and matched them against a similar size of non-porn star women.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-study-looks-at-mental-health-of.html