A survey has found that young men spend an average of two hours a week viewing pornography on the internet, compared with just 15 minutes for young women
A survey has found that young men spend an average of two hours a week viewing pornography on the internet, compared with just 15 minutes for young women
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The poll of more than 1,000 18 to 24-year-olds found one in four men feared they were watching too much.
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One in three light users, who spent less than an hour a week viewing porn, said they had missed a deadline or appointment as a result.
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But this figure rose to four out of five among the 4 pc who were heavy users watching more than 10 hours a week - a level described as "problematic and potentially compulsive" by doctors, the survey for BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat found.
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"Those people spending large amounts of time accessing porn are not having more fun," the Daily Express quoted Dr Heather Wood, of the Portman Clinic, as saying.
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"They are more worried about themselves, more worried about what they are looking at, and report more relationship problems," Wood added.
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