Research on SEM consumption has suggested mixed effects, including some positive outcomes, but also negative outcomes such as unrealistic sexual expectations and negative affect (i.e.
With more than 4.2 million SEM websites (12% of total internet websites) and over 28,000 people viewing SEM on the internet every second ( Ropelato, 2006), consumption of SEM has become pervasive. Sexually explicit media (SEM) has proliferated rapidly since the advent of the internet, with the adult entertainment industry increasing in value by more than 1300% from 1970 to 2006 ( Carroll et al., 2008 Egan, 2000 Rosser et al., 2012).
