Index/Topics/Mental health effects

Mental health effects

The psychological impact of death hoaxes on public figures and their families.

Fact-Checks

7 results
Jan 12, 2026
Most Viewed

How have media and pornography affected public perceptions of average penis size and what studies document that impact?

Media and pornography have shifted public expectations about penis size by repeatedly presenting above-average male genitalia and narrow ideals, and multiple studies link porn exposure to greater peni...

Feb 4, 2026

What evidence links porn consumption to changes in sexual fantasy content among different age cohorts?

A growing body of cross-sectional and longitudinal research finds associations between and shifts in sexual fantasies and related behaviors, with particularly robust signals among but heterogeneous re...

Feb 3, 2026

How have death hoaxes impacted the mental health of public figures and their families?

aimed at public figures provoke immediate panic and emotional turmoil for the targets and their families, and when repeated they can produce longer-term anxiety, mistrust of platforms, and reputationa...

Feb 1, 2026

What psychological effects do porn-induced body expectations have on men and partners?

are repeatedly associated in the literature with worse , lower self‑esteem and increased psychological distress for men, and with heightened objectification, anxiety and poorer body appreciation for t...

Jan 13, 2026

How do cultural narratives and pornography shape attitudes about penis size and sexual satisfaction?

Cultural narratives and pornography jointly shape beliefs about penis size by supplying historical metaphors of masculinity and highly skewed visual reference points that many men use to judge themsel...

Jan 11, 2026

What screening tools and clinical approaches best identify problematic pornography use linked to sexual dysfunction?

Targeted screening that pairs validated measures of problematic pornography use with standard sexual-function inventories, and a clinical approach that distinguishes addiction models from moral incong...

Jan 11, 2026

What evidence links pornography use to changes in sexual satisfaction or erectile function?

The literature shows consistent but modest associations between pornography use and lower sexual satisfaction in many samples, while evidence linking pornography to erectile dysfunction (ED) is mixed:...