41 percent of men between the ages of 16 and 29 watch porn at least three times a week, according to the Public Health Agency's population survey from 2017. Only 3 percent of women of the same age do the same.  

Max Waltman, researcher in political science, believes that people who consume pornography become more aggressive and hostile towards women - regardless of whether or not there is violence in what they see. 



- I think there is a correlation, says Max Waltman. 



At the same time, he is clear that the research speaks of statistical averages and that not all porn consumers become sexually aggressive.

Linda Jonsson is associate professor in social work at Marie Cederschiöld University.

She has been involved in publishing a report on sexual abuse among young people.

How porn affects young people's sex lives is not a black and white issue, she believes.

- We are worried about the young people who get hurt.

If porn is part of it, we have to deal with it.

But according to her, there is no scientific evidence that porn would make young sex more violent.

In 2020, the Children's Ombudsman was commissioned by the government to survey what is known about how pornography affects children and young people.

Based on the research, BO could not say for sure that there is a causal relationship between watching violent porn and being sexually violent. 



This is how porn can affect young people - hear the researcher and the sex and body informant in the clip above.