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Body image and anxiety

The impact of unrealistic expectations and portrayals in the adult film industry on body image and anxiety in men.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How have media and public interpretations of penis-size studies impacted scientific communication and stigma around body image?

Media and public interpretations of penis-size studies have amplified anxiety and stigma around male bodies by simplifying, sensationalizing, and misframing nuanced research findings, while also pushi...

Jan 17, 2026

How does societal pressure influence male body image?

Societal pressure shapes male body image by amplifying narrow ideals—chiefly muscularity, leanness, and height—that men are expected to embody, and those pressures are transmitted through media, peers...

Jan 10, 2026

How do cultural and age differences shape women's stated preferences for penis size?

Research finds that women’s stated penis-size preferences are neither universal nor fixed across contexts: most studies report modest preferences (often only slightly above population averages), small...

Jan 7, 2026

How much do media and pornography exposure predict men’s and women’s body-image concerns about genital size?

A growing but uneven body of research finds that exposure to sexually explicit media predicts some people’s genital-related body-image concerns, with the signal strongest and most consistent for men (...

Jan 7, 2026

What does clinical research say about long-term relationship outcomes for men who report being 'too large' for partners?

Clinical research does not provide a definitive, large-scale answer about long-term relationship outcomes for men who report being "too large" for partners; available studies find mixed effects on par...